The Paradoxes of Quirigua

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Paradox, the experimental documentary video of Leandro Katz explores the ancient Maya archeological sites and intellectual life. There is a vast difference separating Eisenstein's utopian dreams of a modern, developed Latin America and the mind-numbing, repetitive labor and exploitative drain of resources that Leander Katz documented.

Documentary films, Documentary movies, Documentary filmmakers, Paradox (Motion picture), Katz, Leandro

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When victims speak (or, what happened when Spielberg added 'Amistad' to his list?)

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This article examines the role of storytelling in Steven Spielberg's 'Amistad,' a film dealing with slavery and race relations in pre-Civil War United States. Topics addressed include the relationship between docudrama, historiography, and storytelling, and how testimony can lead to empowerment for the oppressed.

Portrayals, Slavery, Race relations, Storytelling, Amistad (Motion picture), Spielberg, Steven

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History revenged: Monty Python translates Chretien de Troyes's 'Perceval, or the Story of the Grail' (again)

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Issues discussed concern the British comedy group Monty Python's rewriting of the legend of the grail in the 1974 film 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' Topics addressed include the medieval author Chretien de Troyes's 'Perceval, or the Story of the Grail,' and the use of comedy to question medieval discourse.

Comedy films, Comedy movies, Manuscripts, Medieval, Medieval manuscripts, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Motion picture), Perceval, or the Story of the Grail (Book), Troyes, Chretien de, Monty Python (Comedy group)

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