South African film culture; like so much of its public life; has undergone a tremendous transformation during its first decade of democracy. Filmmakers; once in exile; banned; or severely restricted; have returned home; subjects once outlawed by the apparatchiks of apartheid are now fair game; and a new crop of insurgent filmmakers are coming to the fore. Compiled and edited by Audrey Thomas McCluskey; this extraordinary volume presents twenty-five in-depth interviews with established and emerging South African filmmakers such as Zola Maseko; Teboho Mahlatsi; Ntshaveni wa Luruli; and many more. The interviews capture the filmmakersrsquo; spirit; energy; and ambition as they attempt to give birth to a film culture that reflects the heart and aspirations of their diverse and emergent nation.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. The book itself is five stars!By BVLenciThis is a review of the Oxford Classic Kindle edition.The book itself is one of the greatest novels ever written; this is maybe the third time Ive read it. Fielding is a master of irony. by which I mean genuine irony. not the mean sarcasm that often passes for irony these days. Fielding is never mean-spirited. His irony is generous and his humor is benevolent. His characters are three-dimensional. never all good or all bad. Before reading this. I had been re-reading several Dickens novels. and the contrast is enormous. A Dickens villain is a villain to the core. and his heroes (and especially his heroines) are saints. Tom instead is a young man with many faults. but a great heart. Sophia. his beloved. is a genuinely good person. but shes got a certain fiery spirit. and has her moments of doubt and remorse.I advise you to read every word of this novel. Its divided into books. and the first chapter of each book is an address to the reader. expounding Fieldings theories on literature and on human nature. An impatient reader might be tempted to skip these. but that would mean missing a lot of worthwhile and enjoyable reading.I have some quibbles with the Kindle edition. There were some mistakes in the passage from print to pixels. but they were not excessive. The biggest problem is that the excellent notes often have a reference to another note. with the page number. e.g.. a note might be only "See note on page 85." As the book proceeds. more and more of the notes are references to earlier notes. However. there is never a link to these earlier notes. and when reading a Kindle. finding the note on page 85 is not an easy matter. Other than that. the Kindle edition is a pleasure to read.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Surprisingly readableBy UmbrasI took a break from it in the middle. but now I finally finished it. Its worth it for the writers voice and sarcastic observations. Much easier to read than I expected. There is even a plot. The only real obstacle to enjoying it is the characters.The world created by the author is a hostile place. 95% of the characters will hang you for a penny. Another 4% will do it out of pure malice. The remaining 1% will condemn you because youre not up to their grotesque moral standards. Chances of survival: 0. But theres a way out of this: simply marry the money or have a title drop into your lap. Then your enemies will turn into your friends. insurmountable obstacles will dissolve. and the hostile world will embrace you. becoming a welcoming place. I didnt enjoy that world. and Im glad it ended with the book.The only sensible character was the "whore" Mrs. Waters. To compare this to space. she is the only one coming from Earth. while all the others are from Neptune and dark reaches of outer space. But I dare not say more. lest I be compared to the "devils most welcome guest".0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A great novel with helpful footnotesBy Charles KeeI started reading this book in version which included artistic illustrations. I bought this (the Modern Library Classics version) to obtain the footnotes. The notes were helpful. A few of them referred to events later in the book. but this was not a distraction. The first chapter of each book is an essay bearing little relation to the main story. I found it interesting that authors of this period paused the narrative to address the reader directly.
