Based on a true story : Latin American history at the movies
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Based on a true story : Latin American history at the movies
（Latin American silhouettes）
SR Books, 2005
1st SR Books ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references
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Description
Combining history with discussions of dramatic cinema, this book examines how film has portrayed Latin America from the late fifteenth century to the present. An introduction on the visual presentation of the past in the movies sets the stage for a set of essays that explores the best feature films on Latin America from the professional historian's perspective.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Never Read History Again? The Possibilities and Perils of Cinama as Historical Depiction Chapter 2 Columbus Takes On the Forces of Darkness, or Film and Historical Myth in 1492: The Conquest of Paradise Chapter 3 Whose Conquest Is This, Anyway? Aguirre, the Wrath of God Chapter 4 I, the Worst of All: The Literary Life of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Chapter 5 The Mission and Historical Missions: Film and the Writing of History Chapter 6 Passion and Patriarchy in Nineteenth-Century Argentina: Maria Luisa Bemberg's Camila Chapter 7 Recasting Cuban Slavery: The Other Francisco and The Last Supper Chapter 8 Lucia: Inventing Women's History on Film Chapter 9 Gabriela: An Evocation of Elite Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Latin America Chapter 10 Why Tita Didn't Marry the Doctor, or Mexican History in Like Water for Chocolate Chapter 11 Depicting the Past in Argentine Films: Family Drama and Historical Debate in Miss Mary and The Official Story Chapter 12 Pixote: Fiction and Reality in Brazilian Life
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