Cinema Novo x 5: Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Film

by Randal Johnson

Book Overview

With such stunning films as Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Bye Bye Brazil, and Pixote, Brazilian cinema achieved both critical acclaim and popular recognition in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming the premier cinema of Latin America and one of the largest film producers in the western world. But the success of Brazilian film at home and abroad came after many years of struggle by filmmakers determined to create a strong film industry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292710917
• ISBN13: 9780292710917
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"