Cinematic Journeys in Latin America: Geography Through the Lens of Exploration and Discovery Films (2023)
Francaviglia, Richard V. (Author)
McFarland
Publication date: 2023
Language: English
Physical Details: 265
This book critically examines how movies that feature real or imagined explorers and expeditions creatively feature the geography of Latin America. It focuses on how locales are scripted into film plots and artistically depicted, and demonstrates that place is as important as any character in a film, especially in this genre. Nineteen key films are analyzed. Some, like Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, The Other Conquest, Embrace of the Serpent, and The Lost City of Z are based on the exploits of real explorers. Others are fictional, including Apocalypto, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The author also discusses the evolution of exploration-discovery films, including trends that will likely be found in forthcoming movies.
...MoreReview Ryan M. Seidemann (2024) Review of "Cinematic Journeys in Latin America: Geography Through the Lens of Exploration and Discovery Films". Terrae Incognitae (pp. 100-101).
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