On Politics and Identity in Latin American Cinema In regards to the films of Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba

Title: On Politics and Identity in Latin American Cinema In regards to the films of Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba
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On Politics and Identity in Latin American Cinema In regards to the films of Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba

Latin American films often take us by surprise for their candid criticism of the state of their nations and its politics. In the States, we rarely attack contemporary problems that our nation is faced with, generally creating fictional premises or using historical events that have already been subjected to pubic condemnation. The recent memories of dramatic political upheaval and huge gaps in the welfare of the people in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba …showed first 75 words of 1401 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1401 total…sense of how interesting and troubling Latin American culture can be. Helminski, Allison Arnold. Memories of a Revolutionary Cinema. www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/2/memories.html Lopez, Ana M. The Cuban Image: Cinema and Cultural Politics in Cuba. Quarterly Review of Film and Video, May-Oct 1991 v13 n1-3 p254(2) Stone, Laurie The woman behind Argentina's new film. Ms. Magazine, Feb 1987 v15 p14(2) Rich, B. Ruby. Cinema that rolls with the Politics The New York Times, Nov 29, 1998 v14

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