| Martial Law Melodrama: Lino Brocka's Cinema Politics Contributor(s): Capino, José B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520314611 ISBN-13: 9780520314610 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Individual Director - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2019023489 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.25 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Lino Brocka (1939-1991) was one of Asia and the Global South's most celebrated filmmakers. A versatile talent, he was at once a bankable director of genre movies, an internationally acclaimed auteur of social films, a pioneer of queer cinema, and an outspoken critic of Ferdinand Marcos's autocratic regime. Jos B. Capino examines the figuration of politics in the Filipino director's movies, illuminating their historical contexts, allegorical tropes, and social critiques. Combining eye-opening archival research with fresh interpretations of over fifteen of Brocka's major and minor works, Martial Law Melodrama does more than reveal the breadth of his political vision. It also offers a timely lesson about popular cinema's vital role in the struggle for democracy. |