A Companion to Latin American Cinema

"This superb collection sheds important light on the recent shifts in understanding of the geopolitical and commercial (re)positioning of Latin American cinema in the global marketplace, tracking the vibrant and fast-paced circuits of commerce, affect and soft power with nuance and verve. The scholarship is illuminating, often compelling, as it engages with stardom, performance, nostalgia, memory and politics and mobilizes discussion on the importance of the digital turn and the ineluctable pull between the local and the global whilst also taking stock of new directions both in theory and practice. A discrete section of interviews with directors is a most welcome inclusion in what is an indispensable book for those who want an informed analysis of the contemporary landscape in Latin American cinema."

Dr Sarah Wright, Reader in Hispanic Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London

"A richly informed and probing analysis of one of the world's most dynamic film-making regions. Indispensable"

Demetrios Matheou, film critic and author of The Faber Book of New South American Cinema

An essential and highly readable study that investigates cinematic languages of Latin America's vibrant film scene to provide a curated collection on resurgent methodologies of fictional storytelling and documentaries. This extremely useful resource maps the current state of production, distribution, and exhibition, and the political trajectories of the cinema of Latin America. Particularly invaluable is the inclusion of interviews with key players from the moving image sector of that region.

Nico Marzano,

Maria M. Delgado is Professor and Director of Research at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, and has served as a programme advisor to the London Film Festival since 1997. Recent publications include Spanish Cinema 1973-2010 (2013) and A History of Theatre in Spain (2012). She is a regular contributor to Sight & Sound and a range of BBC Radio programmes.

Stephen M. Hart is Professor of Latin American Film, Literature and Culture at University College London. He is also general editor of Tamesis and founder-director of the Centre of César Vallejo Studies. His publications include Gabriel García Márquez (2016), Latin American Cinema (2015), and A Companion to Latin American Literature (2007).

Randal Johnson is Distinguished Professor of Brazilian Literature and Cinema at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Manoel de Oliveira (2007), Antônio das Mortes (1998), The Film Industry in Brazil: Culture and the State (1987), and Cinema Novo x 5: Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Film (1984).

M. M. Delgado, Queen Mary, University of London, UK; S. M. Hart, University College London, UK; R. Johnson, University of California, Los Angeles, USA