Walter Salless film The Motorcycle Diaries follows the journey made by the young medical student Che Guevara across Argentina; through Chile; to Peru. At the climax; Guevara exhorts his audience to see beyond their borders and embrace a truly continental identity. This vision lives on today; in the work of a new generation of South American filmmakers. Following the buena onda; the good wave that included the Brazilian favela film City of God; the 2000s saw a renaissance in the continents cinema; with such diverse Argentine movies as Nine Queens and The Holy Girl; and dazzling new work from Uruguay; Chile and Peru. The new directors have won prizes at major film festivals; been nominated for Oscars; and captured the imagination of audiences worldwide. Many tackle the question of identity amid the ever-changing political and social landscapes of their troubled countries; while developing a network of collaboration and inspiration across the continent. This book featured interviews with the most significant voices of this Latin new wave - people who are bonded by blood; politics; strife; courage; ingenuity; and a shared desire and splendid resolve to make movies.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The World According to GarthBy Emory Holmes IICartwrights journey across the U.S. provides as vivid and insightful an account of the birth-sites and indispensable artists still existing across Americas musical landscape as you are likely to find in literature if you searched 100 years. In an odyssey comprising vast stretches of the Southwest. the South. and Chicago. Cartwright. a writer of formidable energy and talent. turns his gaze. at once pitiless and loving. on the worker bees of Americas musical originality and culture: the women and men of the barrios. reservations. plantations. hollers. hicktowns. mining camps and shantys. whose homespun evocations of the glories and struggles of everyday life gave blues. jazz. country. honky-tonk.Tejano. and rock n roll. not only to America. but to the world. "More Miles..." is a penetrating. witty. bluntly unsentimental exploration of what this music is. why it is important. where it came from -- and why; and. finally. what has become of it and its few remaining icons and innovators. in 21st century America.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well written musical journeyBy cami cGarth Cartwright writes a very good travel memoir about roots performers in various regions of the U.S. This was a very engaging read.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An Important Book in American Music HistoryBy Erin Reese"Gratitude" is the word that comes to mind when I think about Garth Cartwrights contribution to the American music-writing genre. Garth has done a great service in archiving some of the most important moments. moods. and mayhem that make up the United States roots in rock. blues. soul. hip hop. and ethnic music. His writing is hopped up and juiced like jazz itself. thumping under your skin like Keroauc on the road. with the brilliance of a seasoned travel writer. All the while we feel Cartwrights deep reverence for the soul of Americana. before globalization and commercialization ripped out the heart of a nation that was BORN to shake it. feel it. bump it and grind it.Cartwrights characters are endearing and authentic to the core. We fall in love with the seedy and the sweet companions he encounters. especially the toothless. streetwise. and good-natured Lee who rides with Garth through a good chunk of the southwest. More Miles reveals to us much more than music: we witness the truth of dying towns and cultures. the soullessness of regions shattered by meth. and the gutsy reality of rural living. I repeat: this is an important book. a crucial record and a stand for what makes American music the influential world powerhouse contribution that it is. Long live the grit and grind of the peoples music - in all its purity. sweat. and poetry. Good one. Mr. Cartwright.
