The cinema of small nations /

Exploring the barriers and roadblocks faced by filmmakers in countries ranging from Denmark to Taiwan to Cuba to Tunisia, these timely, eye-opening essays examine the struggles faced by small-nation filmmakers wishing to break into the international film market, which is dominated by Hollywood, and take back (from Hollywood) a substantial slice of their country's box office. In many of these countries, internal government controls and international financial sponsorships provide built-in censorship models that limit freedom of expression. The situation forces many filmmakers to leave their homelands and take up residency in countries where financial support does not equate to censorship--with the obvious consequence, to the country of origin, of loss of both revenue and talented artists. In addition, the subtle yet overriding dominance of Western colonial thought threatens to silence the native voices of filmmakers resolving to stay in their homelands. The book discusses this seemingly hopeless battle but also emphasizes how these filmmakers continue to strive to make their mark on the international film stage, albeit one film at a time. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty. A. F. Winstead Our Lady of the Lake University