This is an excellent and timely contribution to the dynamic field of Latin American cinema studies. The researchers highlight how landscapes in contemporary cinema from the region dynamically shape the films that we see. No longer considered settings or backdrops, these authors show how these landscapes are just as important to the works as are the plots and character development. The researchers bring new perspectives to the cinematography of space in current cinema of the region.

Michelle Leigh Farrell, Fairfield University

This illuminating volume makes a convincing case for the relevance of landscape in cinema as an important aesthetic, narrative, metaphorical, metonymical, and sensorial device, while at the same time offering a fresh perspective on vital questions of identity in contemporary Latin American film. Each mobilizes the distinctive symbolism of the region to draw attention to ongoing issues of discrimination, power, and culture, with a most welcome focus on sociocultural, political, and environmental challenges from marginalized and dissenting voices. This fine collection makes an important contribution to the study of Latin American cinema and culture.

Sarah Barrow, University of East Anglia, UK