Brazilian Cinema / Edition 3

by Randal Johnson, Robert Stam

Overview

From the documentary to the cinema novo and cannibalism, from Nelson Pereira dos Santos's Vidas Secas to music in the films of Glauber Rocha, this third, revised edition is a century-spanning introduction to the story of a medium that flourished in one of the most developed of 'underdeveloped' nations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231102674
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	11/16/1995
Series:	Film and Culture Series
Edition description:	third edition
Pages:	491
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

What People are Saying About This

Pat Aufderheide

Assembles some of the best writing on the subject.... The issues raised in the essays go beyond the Brazilian case and apply to many other cinemas.

Pat Aufderheide

Assembles some of the best writing on the subject.... The issues raised in the essays go beyond the Brazilian case and apply to many other cinemas.

— Pat Aufderheide, America Film

Editorial Reviews

Assembles some of the best writing on the subject. . . . The issues raised in the essays go beyond the Brazilian case and apply to many other cinemas.

Pat Aufderheide

A 'must' for anyone interested in Brazilian cinema.

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