The cinema of Lucrecia Martel is a comprehensive analysis of the work of the acclaimed Argentine director, whose elusive and elliptical features have garnered worldwide recognition since her 2001 debut La cienaga. Examining these films alongside lesser-known shorts, the book situates Martel's work in relation to trends in recent Argentine filmmaking, as well as international art and horror cinema. Through discussions of the interventions made by Martel's films in matters of class, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and Argentine history and politics, the book makes a case for her cinema as deeply...