by Guillermo Cabrera Infante · Punto de Lectura S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466312844
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«Cine o sardina» is Guillermo Cabrera Infante's film essay, published by Punto de Lectura S.L. in paperback (688 pages, in Spanish).
The book covers the main film genres and portrays famous figures from its history: charismatic directors, leading men, dancers and vamps. Cabrera Infante combines personal memories with his viewer's perspective and explains the title: his mother asked her children whether they preferred going to the movies or eating sardines. They never chose sardines.
The work originally appeared in 1997; this edition dates from 2004. The book is presented in pocket format, measuring 11 x 18 cm.
For cinephile readers and followers of Cabrera Infante, interested in film history and criticism with a personal and erudite voice.
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).
