Cuban Cinema (Cultural Studies of the Americas) (Volume 14)

Cuban Cinema (Cultural Studies of the Americas) (Volume 14)
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The earliest films made in Cubaâ€”newsreel footage of the Cuban-Spanish-American Warâ€”date from the end of the nineteenth century, but Cuba cannot be said to have had an indigenous film industry before the revolution of 1959. The melodramas, musicals, and comedies made until then reflected Hollywoodâ€™sâ€”and the United Statesâ€™sâ€”cultural domination of the island, but the revolution precipitated urgent debates about the role of cinema in a socialist country and the kinds of films best suited to the needs of the people and their rulers. Among the feature films, documentaries, and short subjects made in accordance with revolutionary principles are celebrated works by TomÃ¡s GutiÃ©rrez Alea, Humberto SolÃ¡s, and other filmmakers who have had a profound influence on both Latin American and world cinema.Michael Chanan provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and absorbing account of Cuban cinema both before and after the revolution, deftly setting individual films and filmmakers within the larger framework of Cubaâ€™s social, political, and cultural history. First published as The Cuban Image in 1984 to wide acclaim, Cuban Cinema now appears in a new, expanded edition that updates Chananâ€™s discussion to the beginning of the twenty-first century. New chapters address ongoing concerns about freedom of expression; Havanaâ€™s restored importance within the Latin American film industry through the Havana Film Festival, before state support for filmmakers dwindled in the economic collapse that followed the fall of the Soviet Union; Cuban cinemaâ€™s place within the globalized cultural market; and the changing audience for Cuban films. The only book-length study of Cuban cinema written in English, this indispensable work on one of the worldâ€™s most vital national cinemas offers a unique perspective on the Cuban experience in the twentieth century.Michael Chanan is a documentary filmmaker and professor of cultural and media studies at the University of the West of England in Bristol.
Country USA
Brand University of Minnesota Press
Manufacturer University of Minnesota Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2004-03-10
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780816634248

Country	USA
Brand	University of Minnesota Press
Manufacturer	University of Minnesota Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2004-03-10
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780816634248

Cuban Cinema (Cultural Studies of the Americas) (Volume 14)

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