Mediating Two Worlds: Cinematic Encounters in the Americas

This text examines how Latin America continues to be viewed and recreated by North American and European film-makers, from Raoul Walsh and John Sturges, to Sergei Eisenstein, Luis Bunuel and Werner Herzog. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the rich and complex development of Latin American cinema and television. It brings together specially commissioned essays from scholars in Latin America, North America and Europe to open up and explore the cultures of the Americas.