Rethinking Third Cinema

This important anthology addresses established notions about Third Cinema theory, and the cinema practice of developing and postcolonial nations. The 'Third Cinema' movement called for a politicised film-making practice in Africa, Asia and Latin America, one which would take on board issues of race, class, religion, and national integrity. The films which resulted from the movement, from directors such as Ousmane Sembene, Satyajit Ray and Nelson Pereira dos Santos, are among the most culturally signficant, politically sophisticated and frequently studied films of the 1960s and 1970s. However, despite the contemporary popularity and critical attention enjoyed by films from Asia and Latin America in particular, Third Cinema and Third Cinema theory appears to have lost its momentum. Rethinking Third Cinema seeks to bring Third Cinema and Third Cinema theory back into the critical spotlight. The contributors address the most difficult and challenging questions Third Cinema poses, suggesting new methodologies and redirections of existing ones. Crucially, they also re-examine the entire phenomenon of film-making in a fast-vanishing 'Third World', with case studies of the cinemas of India, Iran and Hong Kong, among others.

this Important Anthology Addresses Established Notions About Third Cinema Theory, And The Cinema Practice Of Developing And Postcolonial Nations. The 'third Cinema' Movement Called For A Politicised Film-making Practice In Africa, Asia And Latin America, One Which Would Take On Board Issues Of Race, Class, Religion, And National Integrity. The Films Which Resulted From The Movement, From Directors Such As Ousmane Sembene, Satyajit Ray And Nelson Pereira Dos Santos, Are Among The Most Culturally Signficant, Politically Sophisticated And Frequently Studied Films Of The 1960s And 1970s. However, Despite The Contemporary Popularity And Critical Attention Enjoyed By Films From Asia And Latin America In Particular, Third Cinema And Third Cinema Theory Appears To Have Lost Its Momentum.
rethinking Third Cinema Seeks To Bring Third Cinema And Third Cinema Theory Back Into The Critical Spotlight. The Contributors Address The Most Difficult And Challenging Questions Third Cinema Poses, Suggesting New Methodologies And Redirections Of Existing Ones. Crucially, They Also Re-examine The Entire Phenomenon Of Film-making In A Fast-vanishing 'third World', With Case Studies Of The Cinemas Of India, Iran And Hong Kong, Among Others.

Book Cover Title Contents Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: rethinking Third Cinema Third Cinema theory and beyond Beyond Third Cinema: the aesthetics of hybridity Challenging Third World legacies: issues of gender, culture, and representation Post-Third-Worldist culture: gender, nation, and thecinema The erotics of history: gender and transgression in the Asian cinemas Alternative cinemas in the age of globalization Authorship, globalization, and the new identity of Latin American cinema: from the Mexican ~ranchera~ to Argentinian ~exile~ Video booms and the manifestations of ~first~ cinema in anglophone Africa The relocation of culture: social specificity and the ~Third~ question What's ~oppositional~ in Indonesian cinema? The seductions of homecoming: place, authenticity, and Chen Kaige's Temptress Moon Receiving/retrieving Third (World) Cinema: alternative approaches to spectator studies and critical history Theorizing ~Third World~ film spectatorship: the case ofIran and Iranian cinema Rethinking Indian popular cinema: towards newer frames of understanding Index The 'Third Cinema' movement called for a politicized film-making in Africa, Asia and Latin America which would address issues of race, class, religion, and national integrity. This anthology addresses notions about Third Cinema theory, and the cinema practice of developing and postcolonial nations In the late 1960s and early 1970s, in the wake of the Vietnamese victory over the French, the Cuban revolution, and Algerian Independence, third world intellectuals called for a "tricontinental revolution" (with Ho Chi Minh, Che Guevara, and Frantz Fanon as talismanic figures).