‘Esta Isla’ (‘This Island’) Contains Multitudes
From its opening title, Esta Isla (This Island) embraces the complexity and contradictions of Fredric Jameson’s formulation of “third-world” society and Puerto Rico’s unique situation.
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‘A Yard of Jackals’ and the Sound of Dictatorship
Sound editing is crucial in Chilean horror film A Yard of Jackals; we see nothing (thankfully), yet we can imagine in rich detail everything.
The Fog of the Interstitial: Existential Disaffection in Alea’s ‘Memories of Underdevelopment’
In Tomás Gutiérrez Alea’s Memories of Underdevelopment the protagonist is too estranged from his country to belong, doomed to existential disaffection
SFIFF Spotlight: Latin American Cinema
These six films represent the range and potential of contemporary Latina American cinema with an emphasis on the processes of becoming that underlie identity.