Revolution and rebellion in Mexican film:

"Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Mapping this evolution out for the first time, the author takes three key events under considerati...

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1. Verfasser: Thornton, Niamh 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Bloomsbury 2013
Schriftenreihe:Topics and issues in national cinema 1
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Zusammenfassung:"Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Mapping this evolution out for the first time, the author takes three key events under consideration: the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920); the student movement and massacre in 1968; and, finally, the more recent Zapatista Rebellion (1994-present). Analyzing films such as Vamanos con Pancho Villa (1936), El Grito (1968), and Corazon del Tiempo (2008), the author uses the term 'political conflict' to refer to those violent disturbances, dramatic periods of confrontation, injury and death, which characterize particular historical events involving state and non-state actors that may have a finite duration, but have a long-lasting legacy on the nation. These conflicts have been an important component of Mexican film since its inception and include studio productions, documentaries, and independent films"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
Machine generated contents note: -- AcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter 1 War stories on Film: Chaos, Confusion and CreativityChapter 2 A Woman at War: Maria FelixChapter 3 Revisiting the Revolution: Mexico's independents challenge conventionsChapter 4 Mexico 1968 on Film: Screening State ViolenceChapter 5 Zapata and the Zapatistas: Indigenous Heroes and Online Warriors Chapter 6 Romance, History and Violence: the 1990s and 2000sConclusionBibliographyFilmographyIndex
Beschreibung:vii, 212 p. 24 cm
ISBN:9781441168122
1441168125
9781441168542
9781441128683

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