Brazilian Science Fiction Film

Brazilian Science Fiction FilmThe first book length account of Brazilian science fiction cinema. This book offers a pioneering critical history of Brazilian science fiction (SF) cinema, from its first appearances in the mid twentieth century to the present. Though frequently overlooked by scholars, SF cinema from the Global South has reinvigorated the genre in recent decades. In this comprehensive study the first of its kind in either English or Portuguese Alfredo Suppia draws out

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