This book critically examines how movies that feature real or imagined explorers and expeditions creatively feature the geography of Latin America. It focuses on how locales are scripted into film plots and artistically depicted, and demonstrates that place is as important as any character in a film, especially in this genre. Nineteen key films are analyzed. Some, like Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, The Other Conquest, Embrace of the Serpent, and The Lost City of Z are based on the exploits of real explorers. Others are fictional, including Apocalypto, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom…mehr
This book critically examines how movies that feature real or imagined explorers and expeditions creatively feature the geography of Latin America. It focuses on how locales are scripted into film plots and artistically depicted, and demonstrates that place is as important as any character in a film, especially in this genre. Nineteen key films are analyzed. Some, like Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo, The Other Conquest, Embrace of the Serpent, and The Lost City of Z are based on the exploits of real explorers. Others are fictional, including Apocalypto, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The author also discusses the evolution of exploration-discovery films, including trends that will likely be found in forthcoming movies.
Over the last fifty years, geographer Richard Francaviglia (professor emeritus, University of Texas at Arlington and associated scholar, Willamette University) has studied varied places and published fourteen books about them. He lives in Salem, Oregon.
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Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments: A Personal Journey into Film Introduction: A Geographer's View of Latin America and Observations about Filmmaking One. Apocalypto: Exploration Before European Contact Two. The Other Conquest: An Indigenous View of the Encounter Three. Cabeza de Vaca: Exploration at the Margins of Empire Four. Aguirre, the Wrath of God: Missteps in Sixteenth-Century Colonial Exploration Five. The Mission: Religious Expeditions in Eighteenth-Century South America Six. Zama: Colonial Expansion and Its Discontents Seven. Aire Libre: The Humanization of Scientific Exploration and Discovery Eight. Walker: Adventurism and Anachronism in Central America Nine. Fitzcarraldo: The Foreign Entrepreneurial Capitalist as Explorer Ten. Green Mansions: Exploring the Geographical Dimensions of Fantasy Eleven. The Lost City of Z: Obsession and Exploration Twelve. Secret of the Incas: Romanticizing the American Explorer-Archaeologist Thirteen. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Orellana's Revenge Fourteen. Embrace of the Serpent: Explorations into Deeper Meaning Fifteen. Anaconda: Cinematic Exploration of River-Spawned Horrors Sixteen. Green Fire: The Prospector as Explorer-Discoverer Seventeen. The Motorcycle Diaries: Exploration in Search of Reform Eighteen. Nostalgia for the Light: The Filmmaker as Explorer of Memory Nineteen. Dora and the Lost City of Gold: In Search of New Cultural Frontiers Conclusion: Reflections on the Changing Significance of Exploration-Discovery Films Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments: A Personal Journey into Film Introduction: A Geographer's View of Latin America and Observations about Filmmaking One. Apocalypto: Exploration Before European Contact Two. The Other Conquest: An Indigenous View of the Encounter Three. Cabeza de Vaca: Exploration at the Margins of Empire Four. Aguirre, the Wrath of God: Missteps in Sixteenth-Century Colonial Exploration Five. The Mission: Religious Expeditions in Eighteenth-Century South America Six. Zama: Colonial Expansion and Its Discontents Seven. Aire Libre: The Humanization of Scientific Exploration and Discovery Eight. Walker: Adventurism and Anachronism in Central America Nine. Fitzcarraldo: The Foreign Entrepreneurial Capitalist as Explorer Ten. Green Mansions: Exploring the Geographical Dimensions of Fantasy Eleven. The Lost City of Z: Obsession and Exploration Twelve. Secret of the Incas: Romanticizing the American Explorer-Archaeologist Thirteen. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Orellana's Revenge Fourteen. Embrace of the Serpent: Explorations into Deeper Meaning Fifteen. Anaconda: Cinematic Exploration of River-Spawned Horrors Sixteen. Green Fire: The Prospector as Explorer-Discoverer Seventeen. The Motorcycle Diaries: Exploration in Search of Reform Eighteen. Nostalgia for the Light: The Filmmaker as Explorer of Memory Nineteen. Dora and the Lost City of Gold: In Search of New Cultural Frontiers Conclusion: Reflections on the Changing Significance of Exploration-Discovery Films Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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