Imaginary of Bolivian cine- ma in the critics compiled in the books of Cinemascine

Abstract

The new generation of critics identifies profound changes in the national cinema since the irruption of the digital era. The themes, the aesthetics, the scenarios, the methods of production and the number of premieres per year are very different to the film age. In this context, critics produce texts that reflect and build the memory of the country’s filmography through printed and digital publications. The purpose of this research is to describe the imaginary of Bolivian cinema in the reviews compiled in books such as “Insurgencias” (2012), “Extravío” (2014) and “Socavones” (2017), from the Cinemascine Pensamiento project. In this regard, a qualitative methodology and a hermeneutic method were used, through content analysis and indepth interviews. The results show the Bolivian cinema as a filmic mirror of reality, product of a collective desire to be represented. It’s also showed as a story of encounter between the father (consecrated Bolivian cinema) and the new generation of filmmakers. From the ideological point of view, it is seen as a space where different problems are raised and finally, as a heterogeneous, plural and unattainable object.