Latin American women filmmakers have achieved unprecedented international prominence in recent years. Notably political in their approach, figures such as Lucrecia Martel, Claudia Llosa and Bertha Navarro have created innovative and often challenging films, enjoying global acclaim from critics and festival audiences alike. They undeniably mark a 'moment' for Latin American cinema.Bringing together distinguished scholars in the field - and prefaced by B. Ruby Rich - this is a much-needed account and analysis of the rise of female-led film in Latin America. Chapters detail the collaboration that characterises Latin American women's filmmaking - in many ways distinct from the largely 'Third Cinema' auteurism from the region - as well as the transnational production contexts, unique aesthetics and socio-political landscape of the key industry figures. Through close attention to the particular features of national film cultures, from women's documentary filmmaking in Chile to comedic critique in Brazil, and from US Latina screen culture to the burgeoning popularity of Peruvian film, this timely study demonstrates the remarkable possibilities for film in the region.
This book will allow scholars and students of Latin American cinema and culture, as well as industry professionals, a deeper understanding of the emergence and impact of the filmmakers and their work, which has particular relevance for contemporary debates on feminism.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	288
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Fecha de Publicación	2021-11-18
Dimensiones	8.5" x 5.5" x 0.61" pulgadas
Serie	World Cinema
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No
Temas	Femenino, Femenino, Femenino, América Latina, América Latina, América Latina

Shaw, Deborah

Deborah Shawis Professor of Film and Screen Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She is the founding co-editor of the journal Transnational Cinemas (Now Transnational Screens), and her books include Contemporary Latin American Cinema: Ten Key Films (2003), The Three Amigos: The Transnational Filmmaking of Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Alfonso Cuarón(2013), The Transnational Fantasies of Guillermo del Toro(co-edited with Ann Davies and Dolores Tierney, 2014), and Latin American Women Filmmakers: Production, Politics, Poetics (co-edited with Deborah Martin 2017).