Mexico's cinema : a century of film and filmmakers / edited by Joanne Hershfield and David R. Maciel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hershfield, Joanne, 1950-

Maciel, David (Professor emeritus)

Series:

Latin American Silhouettes

Latin American silhouettes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Mexico--History.

Motion pictures.

Mass media--Mexico--History.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : Scholarly Resources, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, Mexican films have received high acclaim and impressive box-office returns. Moreover, Mexico has the most advanced movie industry in the Spanish-speaking world, and its impact on Mexican culture and society cannot be overstated. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers is a collection of fourteen essays that encompass the first 100 years of the cinema of Mexico. Included are original contributions written specifically for this title, plus a few classic pieces in the field of Mexican cinema studies never before available in English. These essays explore a variety of

Contents:

In quest of a national cinema: the silent era / Gustavo A. Garcia

The birth of the film industry and the emergence of sound / Federico Dvalos Orozco

Adela Sequeyro and Matilde Landeta: two pioneer women directors / Patricia Torres de San Martin

Cantinflas and Tin tan: Mexico's greatest comedians / Carlos Monsivais

Race and ethnicity in the classical cinema / Joanne Hershfield

Melodrama and social comedy in the cinema of the golden age / Rafael Hernandez Rodriguez

From collaboration to containment: Hollywood and the international political economy of Mexican cinema and after the second World War / Seth Fein

The decline of the golden age and the making of the crisis / Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro

Cinema and the state in contemporary Mexico, 1970-1999 / David R. Maciel

Reconstructing the border: Mexican border cinema and its relationship to its audience / Norma Iglesias

Women and gender representation in the contemporary cinema of Mexico / David R. Maciel and Joanne Hersfield / Authentically Mexican?: Mi querido Tom Mix and Cronos reframe critical questions / Ann Marie Stock.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28604-2

0-585-24110-4

OCLC:

856628547