{"product_id":"politics-of-architecture-in-contemporary-argentine-cinema-hardcover","title":"Politics of Architecture in Contemporary Argentine Cinema - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book considers how architectural landmarks, imagined buildings and urban landscapes take part in the production of meaning in contemporary Argentine cinema. From the iconic Buenos Aires Obelisk to the Hilton International Hotel, the shopping center to the café and the Le Corbusier-designed Curutchet House to the gated community, architecture in these films evokes the political. Tracing architecture's expression through six films produced since the 1990s--\u003ci\u003ePizza birra faso\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mundo grúa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Nueve reinas, La niña santa, La antena \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e El hombre de al lado\u003c\/i\u003e--Amanda Holmes studies how architecture in cinema elicits political memory, underscores marginalization and class discrepancies, creates nostalgia for neighborhoods and re-evaluates existing communities. Generously illustrated and carefully researched, the book offers an in-depth reading of key contemporary Argentine films and a fresh architectural approach to film analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book considers how architectural landmarks, imagined buildings and urban landscapes take part in the production of meaning in contemporary Argentine cinema. From the iconic Buenos Aires Obelisk to the Hilton International Hotel, the shopping center to the café and the Le Corbusier-designed Curutchet House to the gated community, architecture in these films evokes the political. Tracing architecture's expression through six films produced since the 1990s--\u003ci\u003ePizza birra faso\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mundo grúa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Nueve reinas, La niña santa, La antena \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e El hombre de al lado\u003c\/i\u003e--Amanda Holmes studies how architecture in cinema elicits political memory, underscores marginalization and class discrepancies, creates nostalgia for neighborhoods and re-evaluates existing communities. Generously illustrated and carefully researched, the book offers an in-depth reading of key contemporary Argentine films and a fresh architectural approach to film analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Latin American literature and film at McGill University, Canada. She is author of \u003ci\u003eCity Fictions: Language, Body and Spanish American Urban Space \u003c\/i\u003e(2007) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eCultures of the City: Mediating Identities in Urban Latin\/o America \u003c\/i\u003e(2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344355909939,"sku":"9783319551906","price":168.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kAoo-LUjiF9783319551906.webp?v=1778725163","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/politics-of-architecture-in-contemporary-argentine-cinema-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}