South American Cinema
Subtitle: A Critical Filmography, 1915-1994
Contributors: Timothy Barnard (Editor); Peter Rist (Editor)
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780292708716
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Reference works; First World War, 1914-1918; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Second World War, 1939-1945; Motion Pictures (General); Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Performing Arts/Dance; South America; Film & Video - Guides & Reviews; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Film & Video - Reference; Performing Arts / Film / Reference; Film & Video - General; Catalogs; Motion pictures
First sentence: Following early forays into short actuality films from 1897 and into fiction films from 1908, Argentina produced its first feature film, Amalia, in 1914.