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Based On A True Story: Latin American History At The Movies

Editor: Stevens, Donald F.
Paperback; Portraits
254 pages
Published: January 1999
Scholarly Resources
ISBN: 0842027815

Combining history with discussions of dramatic cinema such as The Mission and Like Water for Chocolate, Based on a True Story: Latin American History at the Movies examines how film has portrayed Latin America from the late fifteenth century to the present. Donald F. Stevens opens the book with an introduction on the visual presentation of the past in the movies. The rest of the book consists of essays that explore the best feature films on Latin America from the professional historian's perspective. These entertaining and enlightening articles will provide readers with fresh new interpretations of their favorite films.In this collection of essays on popular feature-length movies depicting Latin American history, the author uses the appeal of film and diverts it into the study of history. The result is a book that combines Latin American history with discussion of dramatic forms of cinema.

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