Christian Lara: Reconciling Vision and Execution in Sucre Amer and 1802 l’Epopée Guadeloupéenne
Invoking the past in film is a political gesture because it suggests new interpretations of historical events. French Caribbean director Christian Lara portrays the Guadeloupean rebellion of 1803 in two of his films. In his own words, he builds “a historical fresco” of the events, abounding with fre...
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University of Alberta
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Imaginations: Journal of Cross-Cultural Media Studies |
| Online Access: | http://imaginations.csj.ualberta.ca/?p=7895 |