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Aedan O'Beirne's life is about to take a painful turn. On a frigid December day, sixty-six hours before Christmas, his wife, Ciara, and their five-year-old son, Colin disappear. He has until the first stroke of midnight on Christmas day to find them, or he will lose them forever. In his mission to find his family, he must struggle against his extreme phobias while the minutes and hours tick by. His search transforms him in meaningful and unexp...

Aedan O'Beirne's life is about to take a painful turn. On a frigid December day, sixty-six hours before Christmas, his wife, Ciara, and their five-year-old son, Colin disappear. He has until the first stroke of midnight on Christmas day to find them, or he will lose them forever. In his mission to find his family, he must struggle against his extreme phobias while the minutes and hours tick by. His search transforms him in meaningful and unexp...

Looking back through the prism of the severe economic crisis for filmmaking in the 1980s, this book trace the development of this industry in Brazil, focusing specifically on its relationship to the state.

-- Latin America in Books

With such stunning films as Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Bye Bye Brazil, and Pixote, Brazilian cinema achieved both critical acclaim and popular recognition in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming the premier cinema of Latin America and one of the largest film producers in the western world. But the success of Brazilian film at home and abroad came after many years of struggle by filmmakers determined to create a strong film industry in Brazil. At...

Understanding the iconoclastic work of a lifelong cinematic pioneer With a career spanning over seventy years, Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira may be the oldest active filmmaker in the world today. Known for his distinctive formal techniques and philosophical treatment of themes such as frustrated love, nationhood, evil, and divine grace, the director's work has run consistently against the mainstream. Focusing primarily on his fea...

Understanding the iconoclastic work of a lifelong cinematic pioneer With a career spanning over seventy years, Portuguese film director Manoel de Oliveira may be the oldest active filmmaker in the world today. Known for his distinctive formal techniques and philosophical treatment of themes such as frustrated love, nationhood, evil, and divine grace, the director's work has run consistently against the mainstream. Focusing primarily on his fea...