‘Magic Negro’, Saint or Comrade: Representations of Nelson Mandela in Film

“In the late 1980s, Nelson Mandela stood alone against the apartheid state.” This comment taken from the DVD Box set cover of Nelson Mandela: From Freedom to History summarises the approach taken by many of the cinematic and televisual representations of Mandela. Linked with this is a statement by t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roger Bromley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università degli Studi di Milano 2014-11-01
Series:Altre Modernità
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/4469