Cuban Cinema (Cultural Studies of the Americas) By Michael Chanan

Cuban CinemaAuthor(s): Michael Chanan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Minnesota Press, United States\nImprint: University of Minnesota Press\nISBN-13: 9780816634248, 978-0816634248\nSynopsis\nThe earliest films made in Cubanewsreel footage of the Cuban-Spanish-American Wardate from the end of the nineteenth century, but Cuba cannot be said to have had an indigenous film industry before the revolution of 1959. The melodramas, musicals, and comedies made until then reflected Hollywood'sand the United States'scultural domination of the island, but the revolution precipitated urgent debates about the role of cinema in a socialist country and the kinds of films best suited to the needs of the people and their rulers. Among the feature films, documentaries, and short subjects made in accordance with revolutionary principles are celebrated works by Toms Gutirrez Alea, Humberto Sols, and other filmmakers who have had a profound influence on both Latin American and world [url] Ch.