{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-lucrecia-martel-paperback","title":"The Cinema of Lucrecia Martel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituates Martel's features and unstudied short films in relation to trends in recent national and international filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe cinema of Lucrecia Martel\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive analysis of the work of the acclaimed Argentine director, whose elusive and elliptical features have garnered worldwide recognition since her 2001 debut \u003ci\u003eLa ciénaga. \u003c\/i\u003eExamining these films alongside lesser-known shorts, the book situates Martel's work in relation to trends in recent Argentine filmmaking, as well as international art and horror cinema. Through discussions of the interventions made by Martel's films in matters of class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and Argentine history and politics, the book makes a case for her cinema as deeply political, showing how its creation of uncertainty and doubt allows for glimpses of alternative realities. In this reading, the films can be seen as sites of radical optimism and potentiality, offering new kinds of cinematic pleasure, and as parodic and camp in their treatment of cinematic codes, especially those relating to femininity. This is linked to a broader queer sensibility, which informs the films' politics and aesthetics. Bringing together traditional hermeneutic approaches with an understanding of film as material object, this book shows how Martel's cinema can be understood as an experiment with perception, and how the films break away from the sedimented thinking of dominant cinematic forms, thereby challenging the viewer's perceptual capacities. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of Latin American, women's and queer cinemas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cinema of Lucrecia Martel is a comprehensive analysis of the work of the acclaimed Argentine director, whose elusive and elliptical features have garnered worldwide recognition since her 2001 debut La ciénaga. Examining these films alongside lesser-known shorts, the book situates Martel's work in relation to trends in recent Argentine filmmaking, as well as international art and horror cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough discussions of the interventions made by Martel's films in matters of class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and Argentine history and politics, the book makes a case for her cinema as deeply political, showing how its creation of uncertainty and doubt allows for glimpses of alternative realities. In this reading, the films can be seen as sites of radical optimism and potentiality, offering new kinds of cinematic pleasure, and as parodic and camp in their treatment of cinematic codes, especially those relating to femininity. This is linked to a broader queer sensibility, which informs the films' politics and aesthetics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together traditional hermeneutic approaches with an understanding of film as material object, this book shows how Martel's cinema can be understood as an experiment with perception, and how the films break away from the sedimented thinking of dominant cinematic forms, thereby challenging the viewer's perceptual capacities. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of Latin American, women's and queer cinemas.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Martin is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Cultural Studies in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at University College London\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47429393547442,"sku":"9781526139429","price":64.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/60cd35482d9a266e1b7d5249e513fd96.webp?v=1778562467","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-cinema-of-lucrecia-martel-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}