Dream Factories of a Former Colony

Classic Bargains Australia Verified independent store

→

Author: Jose B. CapinoISBN: 9780816669721Publisher: University of Minnesota PressYear first published: 18 Jan 2011Pages: 320 Format: Paperback / softbackPhilippine cinema, the drea m factory of the former U.S. colony, teems with American figures and plots. Local movies feature GIs seeking Filipina brides, cold war spies hunting down native warlords, and American-born Filipinos wandering in the parental homeland. By tracking American fantasies in Philippine movies from the postindependence period to the present, Jose B. Capino offers an innovative account of cinema's cultural work in decolonization and globalization. Show more