by Guillermo Cabrera Infante · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420482699
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«Cine o sardina» is a book of film articles and reviews by Guillermo Cabrera Infante, published by Alfaguara in paperback (520 pages, in Spanish).
The title refers to the question the author's mother asked her children: whether they preferred the movies or the sardine, and they never chose the sardine. In these articles, Cabrera Infante recreates unforgettable films and the stories of their creators: charismatic directors, vamps, dancers and leading men, with a tender and ironic look at the world of cinema.
The book belongs to the Extra Alfaguara collection and first appeared in 1997; its ISBN-10 is 8420482692.
A read for cinephiles and fans of the literary essay, interested in film criticism and memory.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, screenwriter, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín, and used Guillermo Cain for the screenplay of the cult classic film Vanishing Point (1971).
