Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America (Routledge Advances in Film Studies) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415993865 ISBN 13: 9780415993869

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Exploring the much neglected area of Latin American exploitation cinema, this anthology challenges established continental and national histories and canons which often exclude exploitation cinema due to its perceived ‘low’ cultural status. It argues that Latin American exploitation cinema makes an important aesthetic and social contribution to the larger body of Latin American cinema – often competing with Hollywood and more mainstream national cinemas in terms of popularity.

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Review:

"Joining recent scholarly work on exploitation film in general, this study is the first to critique Latin American film in such detail. It will be useful to students interested in film studies and also, perhaps, in cultural and Hispanic studies. Summing Up: Recommended." --Choice

About the Author:

Victoria Ruétalo is Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Alberta. Dolores Mary Tierney is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sussex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0415993865
• ISBN 13: 9780415993869
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Ruétalo Victoria, Tierney Dolores