The Faber book of Mexican cinema / Jason Wood.

By:

Wood, Jason, 1968-

Material type:

TextLanguage: eng Publication details: London : Faber and Faber, 2006.Description: xiii, 196 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780571217328
057121732X

Other title:

Book of Mexican cinema
Mexican cinema

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.430972

LOC classification:

PN 1993.5 W876f 2006

Contents:

Front matter -- 1. 'Golden Age', El Grupo Nuevo Cine, Boom and Bust -- 2. Another 'New Mexican Cinema': 1989-94 -- 3. Adventures in Hollywood, and More Generational Stirrings -- 4. The Making of Amores Perros -- 5. Y tu mamá también and The Devil's Backbone -- 6. Japón, El crimen del padre Amaro, Nicotina, and El Misterio del Trinidad -- 7. 21 Grams and Hellboy -- 8. The State of Things -- Back matter

Summary: "The international successes of Amores Perros and Y tu mamá también alerted the eyes of the world to the riches to be found in Mexican cinema, from the talents of directors Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón to the poster-boy looks and electrifying screen presence of Gael García Bernal. Their rise to prominence, abetted by a new entrepreneurial spirit amongst Mexican financiers and producers, coincided with an emerging generation of Mexican cinemagoers thirsting for intelligent, identity-affirming, locally made product. Having endured a period of relative famine throughout the eighties and nineties, Mexican audiences once more had a national cinema to shout about, and the global audience and Hollywood too have had to sit up and take notice."

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1993.5 W876f 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000144150

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.

Front matter --
1. 'Golden Age', El Grupo Nuevo Cine, Boom and Bust --
2. Another 'New Mexican Cinema': 1989-94 --
3. Adventures in Hollywood, and More Generational Stirrings --
4. The Making of Amores Perros --
5. Y tu mamá también and The Devil's Backbone --
6. Japón, El crimen del padre Amaro, Nicotina, and El Misterio del Trinidad --
7. 21 Grams and Hellboy --
8. The State of Things --
Back matter

"The international successes of Amores Perros and Y tu mamá también alerted the eyes of the world to the riches to be found in Mexican cinema, from the talents of directors Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón to the poster-boy looks and electrifying screen presence of Gael García Bernal. Their rise to prominence, abetted by a new entrepreneurial spirit amongst Mexican financiers and producers, coincided with an emerging generation of Mexican cinemagoers thirsting for intelligent, identity-affirming, locally made product. Having endured a period of relative famine throughout the eighties and nineties, Mexican audiences once more had a national cinema to shout about, and the global audience and Hollywood too have had to sit up and take notice."

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