I haven't seen all of the films listed below, however I have to agree with the following selections which are all excellent: >The Hour of the Furnaces (Arg.) >Blood of the Condor (Bol.) >Los olvidados (Mex) >One Way or Another (Cuba) >Bye Bye Brazil (Br.) I would also recommend the following: Deus e diabo na terra do sol (Black God, White Devil) by Glauber Rocha (Brazil) Memorias del subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment) by Tomas Guitierrez Alea (Cuba) Nazarin by Luis Bunuel (Mexico) Although I think the idea of a canon of Latin American films is ... well strange. But as an introduction to a variety of political and social perspectives, perhaps this list of films is useful. - Rene >Sorry -- the previous message didn't quite suffice. As I was saying there, >a colleague has offered the following list for your Latin American >collection: > >The Hour of the Furnaces (Arg.) >Blood of the Condor (Bol.) >Viva Mexico (USSR) >The Official Story (Arg.) >Las madres (Arg.) >Rio Escondido (Mex) >Los olvidados (Mex) >The Garden of Eden (Mex.) >The Uprising (Nic.) >When the Mountains Tremble (Guat.) >The Garcia Marquez Collection, especially "Miracle in Rome" (Col.) > and "The Summer of Mrs. Forbes" (Mex) >The Battle of Chile (Chile) >The Moon in the Mirror (Chile) >Scraps of Life (Chile) >Portrait of Teresa (Cuba) >One Way or Another (Cuba) >Bye Bye Brazil (Br.) >How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (Br.) > > >Best of luck, > >Jennifer M. Bean >Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies >Dept. of Comparative Literature >Box 354338 >University of Washington-Seattle >Seattle, WA 98195-4338 >Fax: 206.685.2017 > >---------- >>From: Michael Abbott <[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Latin American film collection - position >>Date: Tue, Feb 2, 1999, 8:35 AM >> > >>Wabash College is building a Latin American film component into our >>International Studies curriculum, and a colleague and I have been >>charged with building a core collection of approximately 20 Latin >>American films. We would be most grateful if members of this list would >>suggest films that, in your opinions, MUST appear on this list. We are >>essentially building the collection from scratch, so we are eager to >>hear from you. >> >>On a related note, we are also seeking a specialist in Latin American >>Film Studies for a one-semester appointment in the spring of 2000. This >>person should have experience teaching Latin American Film in a broader >>International Studies context and an ongoing record of scholarship. >>Current graduate school and ABD candidates are welcome to apply. I will >>provide more information and explain application procedure upon request. >> >>If you are interested in the position, please contact me at the >>signature email address below. If you'd like to recommend films for our >>collection, please respond publicly to the Screen-L list. >> >>Thanks!! >> >>-- >>Michael Abbott >>Assistant Professor of Theater >>Wabash College >>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>Wabash Theater on the Web: http://www.wabash.edu/depart/theater >> >>---- >>Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the >>University of Alabama. > >---- >Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite >http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]