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From Havana to Hollywood
Philip Kaisary
其他書名
Slave Resistance in the Cinematic Imaginary
出版State University of New York Press, 2024-07-01
主題Performing Arts / Film / History & CriticismPerforming Arts / Film / Genres / HistoricalSocial Science / Black Studies (Global)History / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba
ISBN14384985009781438498508
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=93sCEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋From Havana to Hollywood examines the presence or absence of Black resistance to slavery in feature films produced in either Havana or Hollywood—including Gillo Pontecorvo's Burn!, neglected masterpieces by Cuban auteurs Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Sergio Giral, and Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave. Philip Kaisary argues that, with rare exceptions, the representation of Black agency in Hollywood has always been, and remains, taboo. Contrastingly, Cuban cinema foregrounds Black agency, challenging the ways in which slavery has been misremembered and misunderstood in North America and Europe. With powerful, richly theorized readings, the book shows how Cuban cinema especially recreates the past to fuel visions of liberation and asks how the medium of film might contribute to a renewal of emancipatory politics today.