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8 “The Primary Champion of National Film”

Ángel Mentasti and the Invention of Argentina Sono Film
© 2021 State University of New York

© 2021 State University of New York

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. Alton's Paradox 1
  6. Hollywood, City of Dreams 15
  7. “The Biggest Revelation of Hispanic Cinema” 21
  8. Mexico City Dreams 61
  9. “The Best We Have in this Forsaken Place” 69
  10. “But only One, Juan Orol, is Fundamentally Different from the Rest” 121
  11. In the Studios of Buenos Aires 167
  12. “The Primary Champion of National Film” 175
  13. “A Man Expert in the Needs of the Set” 225
  14. Foreign Film Workers and the Emergence of Industrial Sound Film in Latin America 253
  15. Notes 263
  16. Bibliography 335
  17. Index 345
Alton's Paradox
This chapter is in the book Alton's Paradox
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438485058-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. Alton's Paradox 1
  6. Hollywood, City of Dreams 15
  7. “The Biggest Revelation of Hispanic Cinema” 21
  8. Mexico City Dreams 61
  9. “The Best We Have in this Forsaken Place” 69
  10. “But only One, Juan Orol, is Fundamentally Different from the Rest” 121
  11. In the Studios of Buenos Aires 167
  12. “The Primary Champion of National Film” 175
  13. “A Man Expert in the Needs of the Set” 225
  14. Foreign Film Workers and the Emergence of Industrial Sound Film in Latin America 253
  15. Notes 263
  16. Bibliography 335
  17. Index 345
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