The Cinematic Tango: Contemporary Argentine Film

Tamara L Falicov

Paper, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-1-904764-92-2
$25.00

November, 2006
Cloth, 224 pages,
ISBN: 978-1-904764-93-9
Wallflower Press
$80.00

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.

Related Subjects

• Film

About the Author

Tamara L. Falicov is associate professor in the department of theatre and film and Latin American studies at the University of Kansas.

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