Bored to distraction : cinema of excess in end-of-the-century Mexico and Spain / Claudia Schaefer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, Claudia, 1949-

Series:

SUNY Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Mexico--History.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Spain--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Popular culture in the 1990s, especially cinema, can be considered a showcase for the accumulated hopes and fears of the twentieth century. From the promise of material goods to the profusion of despair, from devastating tragedy to exaggerated rapture, a dizzying array of images assaults the eye. Drawing on recent films from Mexico and Spain, Bored to Distraction navigates this visual terrain, from melodrama to horror, looking for what, if anything, might be excessive enough to rouse us from our comfortable everyday routines.

Contents:

""Bored to Distraction""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. At the Millennium""; ""2. Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's La Tarea""; ""3. How I Spent My Summer Vacation""; ""4. Amores Perros""; ""5. Still Just a Dress Rehearsal?""; ""6. The Demonic Side of Modernity""; ""7. A Few Last Words""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.

ISBN:

9780791486078

0791486079

OCLC:

923415034