The Brazilian Eisenstein (1961–1981).

Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s, Latin American filmmakers and filmgoers began to interpret and adapt early Soviet avant-garde cinema of the 1920s in an unprecedented fashion, extending its half-life in innovative ways. In this context, Brazil is a generative but seldom explored site. This article...

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Published in:Nathaniel Hawthorne Review Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 335 - 365
Main Author: Wells, Sarah Ann
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Published: Pennsylvania State University Press 2024
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