Initial sources and things

In terms of Latin American Cinema, I have found this website, which gives a general overview of 'third world' cinema. It talks about 'cine liberacion', an early Argentine film movement which came to define Latin American cinema. It also talks about Cuban post-liberation film and the Chilean cinematic revolution.

Looking at the Spanish Civil War, I found this site, from the University of Nottingham, which is a review of The Butterfly's Tongue with particular reference to the politics of the civil war (the main character's family are strong Republicans, so this has quite a bearing on the narrative). It also has several references to other films on the same subject, which might be useful. Actually, the main site seems to have lots of helpful articles.

On the BFI website I found several articles:

• This is about Mexican cinema...
• This one is quite broad and talks about European Cinema. It recommends some books about Spanish national cinema and European films in general. A book that looks particularly useful is Kinder, Marcia Blood Cinema: the reconstruction of national identity in Spain (Berkeley CA; London: University of California Press), which is about the relation 1980s - 90s film has to Franco and national violence. It also has links to academic journals, world film festivals and websites that might come in handy.

Ideas

• The Spanish civil war. Looking at The Butterfly's Tongue (1999, Jose Luis Cuerda) as an exploration of the origins of the Civil War from the perspective of a Republican child. Possibly also looking at The Spirit of the Beehive.
• Cuba/The Cult of Che Guevara. Focusing on The Motorcycle Diaries or Che. I don't know much about this, but I'm interested in the political context. Also, I'd like to find a Cuban-made film for this topic.
• Patagonian cinema. I'm not sure what topic to do within this - I really like both Historias Minimas and Bombon El Perro (which I've just realised are by the same director), but I would like to compare one of these to something else...? Not sure yet.
• Latin American cinema more broadly. Probably on the topic of revolution, but I'm not sure.