World Film Locations: Buenos Aires |
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| Editor:
| Pigott, Michael
Oyarzabal, Santiago |
| Series title: | World Film Locations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78320-358-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Intellect, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $28.50 |
Book Description:
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World Film Locations: Buenos Aires explores how this city of nearly 3 million people has been stage of socio-political transformations of the nation as well as a key location in the international imaginary, exporting culture and being the setting of a number of films of different nationalities. The book uncovers the many reasons why Buenos Aires attracts not only tourists, but also many artists and filmmakers who explore the city and its iconography as well as its...
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World Film Locations: Buenos Aires explores how this city of nearly 3 million people has been stage of socio-political transformations of the nation as well as a key location in the international imaginary, exporting culture and being the setting of a number of films of different nationalities. The book uncovers the many reasons why Buenos Aires attracts not only tourists, but also many artists and filmmakers who explore the city and its iconography as well as its cultural and socio-political turbulence. A set of 6 ‘spotlight’ essays look at a range of key topics related to the city onscreen and these include; Buenos Aires Through Foreign Eyes, New Argentine Cinema and the Marginal, Fragmented City and Science Fiction and Futuristic Buenos Aires. A selection of 46 key films that number Los tres berretines/Three Passions, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Evita among many othersare also reviewed, each illustrated by screengrabs and current location imagery and corresponding maps to navigate this rich cinematic city.