The 15 Best Latin American Films of The 21st Century
20th century Latin American Cinema established a movie
language of its own with important classic movies like The Forgotten Ones (Los
Olvidados, 1950), Memories from Underdevelopment (Memorias del Subdesarrollo,
1968), The Snail Strategy (La estrategia del Caracol, 1985), The Official Story
(La Historia Oficial, 1985) and Oriana (1985).
They all come together as different landmarks for the
new wave of soon to appear Latin directors. In 1998, at the end of the century,
a beautiful drama called Central Station (Estación Central, 1998) appears to
somewhat resume all of the work that had been done. Rich characters, complex
political contexts, urban and natural landscapes as overwhelming scenarios and
social imparity are the true main ingredients of Latin Cinema.
Since the year 2000 we’ve been blown away by a new
wave of directors, some of them are now Hollywood’s prime figures like Gonzalez
Iñarritu and Cuarón. After 15 years Latin American Cinema deserves a revision
of the most achieved films of the region. The list is presented chronologically
to understand the evolution of the filmography rather than trying to define the
best places...
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