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OverviewAn examination of Argentina's ""Dirty War"" in films made after the advent of democracy in 1983. The systematic illegal persecution and annihilation of political opponents of the 1979-1983 Argentine military dictatorship, commonly known today as the ""Dirty War"", became one of the main themes of the nation's cinema after the regime's fall. In this study, while providing a detailed survey of the conditions of production of post-dictatorship Argentine cinema, the author focuses on a selected corpus of films in order to explore how issues of memory, mourning and trauma, together with questions of gender and genre representation, have been dealt with in the cinema that followed the advent of democracy in 1983. By means of a solid theoretical underpinning and the thorough textual analysis of some canonical films, such as La historia oficial and Sur, and others less well known, for example En retirada, La amiga, El acto en cuestion, the book offers new insights into contemporary Latin American cinema. Constanza Burucua, having completed her PhD at the University of Warwick, is an independent film producer in Caracas. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Constanza Burucúa (Author)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: Tamesis Books Volume: v. 271 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781855661806ISBN 10: 1855661802 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 19 March 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: Spanish Table of ContentsIntroduction In Focus: On Film and History, National Cinema and Mourning Work Revisiting Third Cinema: Its Legacy and Derivations in Argentine National Cinema Remnants of the Dirty War: On the Policial, the Political Thriller and the Paramilitary Thriller Gendering History: The Dirty War in Women's Cinema Metaphoric Representations of the 1976-1983 Military Dictatorship ConclusionReviewsMakes a considerable contribution to articulating Argentine (film) history. An important resource for those with a serious interest in film studies and Argentine social history. Highly recommended. CHOICE Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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