The Cinematic Tango: Contemporary Argentine Film (Film and Media Studies) - Hardcover

Falicov, Tamara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904764932 ISBN 13: 9781904764939

Publisher: Wallflower Press, 2006

Synopsis

The Cinematic Tango explores the cultural politics of over sixty years of filmmaking in Argentina. From the 1940s when film was a successful studio product to the 1980s post-dictatorship period when national cinema was utilized as a public relations tool, Tamara L. Falicov explores how national culture on film has been shaped, articulated, and debated. She provides in-depth analysis of Argentina's contemporary period, when financial incentives led to the production of commercial "blockbusters" as well as new opportunities for first-time directors, sparking a surge of low-budget, independent filmmaking.

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Review:

Falicov has a fascinating story to tell, and one that's not just for world-movie buffs. This is a chronicle of a conflict between art and commerce from which the UK film council could surely learn.--Paul Julian Smith "Sight & Sound "

The Cinematic Tango will instantly become the standard work in English on which future scholarship builds.--Dennis West "Cineaste "

This is by far the best guide to Argentine cinema available in English. It is a must read... Essential.--Choice

Falicov's work is remarkably thorough and wide-ranging, rich in valuable information from primary and secondary Spanish-language sources.--Film Criticism

Synopsis:

"The Cinematic Tango" explores the cultural politics of over sixty years of filmmaking in Argentina. From the 1940s when film was a successful studio product throughout Latin America to the 1980s post-dictatorship period when national cinema was utilised by the state as a public relations tool abroad, Tamara L. Falicov explores how national culture on film has been shaped, articulated and debated through the lens of state policy and the dynamics of the global film market. This volume provides in-depth analysis of Argentina's contemporary period of the 1990s under the Menem administration when financial incentives led to not only the production of commercial 'blockbusters' but also a period that afforded new opportunities to first-time directors, sparking a recent surge of low-budget, independent filmmaking that has come to be known as 'The New Argentine Cinema'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1904764932
• ISBN 13: 9781904764939
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224