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Autore |
Capino José B |
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Dream factories of a former colony [[electronic resource] ] : American fantasies, Philippine cinema / / José B. Capino |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2010 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion pictures - Philippines |
Myth in motion pictures |
Imperialism in motion pictures |
Culture in motion pictures |
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures |
Motion pictures and transnationalism |
Motion pictures and globalization |
United States In motion pictures |
Philippines Civilization American influences |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : a tale of two sisters -- Visions of empire. Terror is a man : exploiting the horrors of empire -- My brother is not a pig : American benevolence and Philippine sovereignty -- (Not) searching for my father : GI babies and postcolonial futures -- Mobile imaginaries. The migrant woman's tale : on loving and leaving nations -- Filipino American dreams : the cultural politics of diasporan films -- Global ambitions. Naked brown brothers exhibitionism and festival cinema -- Philippine cinema's fatal attractions appropriating Hollywood -- Coda : a tale of two brothers. |
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Philippine cinema, the dream factory of the former U.S. colony, teems with American figures and plots. Local movies feature GIs seeking Filipina brides, cold war spies hunting down native warlords, and American-born Filipinos wandering in the parental homeland. The American landscape furnishes the settings for the triumphs and |
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