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This groundbreaking exploration of experimental Latin American film applies Deleuzian theories of cinema in a comparative approach to examine multiple genres and works from the most important national cinematic traditions

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Clearly organized and thoroughly researched, the book boasts a useful scholarly apparatus. * Choice *

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Mise-en-Scène, a Seemingly International Staging
  • Part 1. A Neonoir Skew to the Action-Image
    • Chapter 1. A Shimmering Suture: Fabián Bielinsky's Epileptic El aura
    • Chapter 2. Slippery Criminal Pleasures: Intermediality and Voyeurism in Jorge Furtado's O homem que copiava
    • Chapter 3. Endless Quest: Chasing Sex, Lies, and Money at the Gates of Hell in Heitor Dhalia's O cheiro do ralo
  • Part 2. Road Movies
    • Chapter 4. The Paradoxical Effect of the Documentary: Walter Salles's Central do Brasil
    • Chapter 5. Twin Piques: The Double Discourse of Carlos Sorín's El camino de San Diego
    • Chapter 6. Orphans' Solidarity: María Victoria Menis's El cielito
  • Part 3. Drama
    • Chapter 7. Sculpting Time: Inés de Oliveira Cézar's Como pasan las horas
    • Chapter 8. The Past Engulfs the Present: Josué Méndez's Días de Santiago
  • Part 4. Experimental Auteurism
    • Chapter 9. Whether or Not to End One's Life: Carlos Reygadas's Japón
    • Chapter 10. Crime and Self-Inflicted Punishment: Carlos Reygadas's Batalla en el cielo
  • Part 5. Experimental Auteurism and Intertextuality
    • Chapter 11. The Miracle of Female Bonding in Patriarchal Society: Carlos Reygadas's Stellet licht (2008)
    • Chapter 12. Cyclical Scapegoating: Inés de Oliveira Cézar's Extranjera
    • Chapter 13. The Irrevocable Nature of Curses: Inés de Oliveira Cézar's El recuento de los daños
    • Chapter 14. Splintered Mirrors, Echoes, and Reverberations: Fernando Pérez Valdés's Madrigal
  • Part 6. Experimental Pseudo-Documentary
    • Chapter 15. Room with a View: Fernando Pérez Valdés's Suite Habana
    • Chapter 16. Life Is and Is Not: Paz Encina's Hamaca paraguaya
  • Conclusion: Possible Futures
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 15/02/2013
      ISBN13: 9780292762091, 978-0292762091
      ISBN10: 0292762097
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This groundbreaking exploration of experimental Latin American film applies Deleuzian theories of cinema in a comparative approach to examine multiple genres and works from the most important national cinematic traditions

      Trade Review
      Clearly organized and thoroughly researched, the book boasts a useful scholarly apparatus. * Choice *

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction. Mise-en-Scène, a Seemingly International Staging
      • Part 1. A Neonoir Skew to the Action-Image
        • Chapter 1. A Shimmering Suture: Fabián Bielinsky's Epileptic El aura
        • Chapter 2. Slippery Criminal Pleasures: Intermediality and Voyeurism in Jorge Furtado's O homem que copiava
        • Chapter 3. Endless Quest: Chasing Sex, Lies, and Money at the Gates of Hell in Heitor Dhalia's O cheiro do ralo
      • Part 2. Road Movies
        • Chapter 4. The Paradoxical Effect of the Documentary: Walter Salles's Central do Brasil
        • Chapter 5. Twin Piques: The Double Discourse of Carlos Sorín's El camino de San Diego
        • Chapter 6. Orphans' Solidarity: María Victoria Menis's El cielito
      • Part 3. Drama
        • Chapter 7. Sculpting Time: Inés de Oliveira Cézar's Como pasan las horas
        • Chapter 8. The Past Engulfs the Present: Josué Méndez's Días de Santiago
      • Part 4. Experimental Auteurism
        • Chapter 9. Whether or Not to End One's Life: Carlos Reygadas's Japón
        • Chapter 10. Crime and Self-Inflicted Punishment: Carlos Reygadas's Batalla en el cielo
      • Part 5. Experimental Auteurism and Intertextuality
        • Chapter 11. The Miracle of Female Bonding in Patriarchal Society: Carlos Reygadas's Stellet licht (2008)
        • Chapter 12. Cyclical Scapegoating: Inés de Oliveira Cézar's Extranjera
        • Chapter 13. The Irrevocable Nature of Curses: Inés de Oliveira Cézar's El recuento de los daños
        • Chapter 14. Splintered Mirrors, Echoes, and Reverberations: Fernando Pérez Valdés's Madrigal
      • Part 6. Experimental Pseudo-Documentary
        • Chapter 15. Room with a View: Fernando Pérez Valdés's Suite Habana
        • Chapter 16. Life Is and Is Not: Paz Encina's Hamaca paraguaya
      • Conclusion: Possible Futures
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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