Y tu mamá también: mythologies of youth

"Charting production, distribution, censorship, and reception, this book examines Tu Mamá También in its presentation as a journey of self-discoveries. Three young adults enjoy a road trip together in search of a legendary beach. Behind their stories are mythologies of youth, a network of ide...

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Main Author: Baugh, Scott L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Routledge 2020
Series:Cinema and youth cultures
Cinema and youth cultures
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:"Charting production, distribution, censorship, and reception, this book examines Tu Mamá También in its presentation as a journey of self-discoveries. Three young adults enjoy a road trip together in search of a legendary beach. Behind their stories are mythologies of youth, a network of ideas in the film that reflects life outside the theaters. The deceptively complex film leaves the characters and its viewers with, instead of oversimplified and hollow answers, provocative questions and existential concerns. Made independently in Mexico, the film crosses-over transnational issues, global markets, and mainstream and alternative aesthetics. It transforms road movie and youth film genres and shows a 'musical, magical' Mexico to the world. This book synthesizes several approaches in order to extensively examine Tu Mamá También. Covering the film's production history, its distribution and censorship, and larger industrial, political, and cultural contexts, this book analyzes the too-often overlooked aspects of youthful sexuality alongside figurations of maturity, rites of passage, and covenants-made, broken, and remade-that not only inform representations of identity but also complicate the processes of identity formation themselves"--
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 19, 2019)
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 127 pages)
ISBN:9781315114248
1315114240
9781351627139
1351627139
9781351627122
1351627120
9781351627115
1351627112

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