Abstract
The explosive emergence of a new kind of Chilean cinema in the mid-2000s opened a discussion about its sources, motivations, narratives, and aesthetics, which has focused its efforts on the construction of a canon of contemporary Chilean cinema (Novísimo (newest) Chilean cinema, centrifugal cinema). This paper seeks to explore an alternative approach, establishing a division between a corpus of films that have international recognition and high circulation in festivals and a group of films less visibilized films that, in a sort of "termite" operation, stress and undermine the intentions of instituting an official canon of Chilean cinema.
| Translated title of the contribution | Operación Termita: por una segunda línea en el cine chileno |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 71-83 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Cuadernos.info |
| Issue number | 43 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Chilean cinema
- Contemporary cinema
- Distribution
- Film festivals
- Minor cinema
- Termite operation