Claudia Schaefer 
Bored to Distraction [PDF ebook] 
Cinema of Excess in End-of-the-Century Mexico and Spain

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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.

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Acknowledgements

1. At the Millennium: Boredom Theory and Middle-Class Desires

2. Jaime Humberto Hermosillo’s La tarea: Not Your Average Afterschool Special

3. How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Danzón and the Myth of Getting Away from It All

4. Amores perros: Throwing Politics to the Dogs

5. Still Just a Dress Rehearsal?: From Archibaldo de la Cruz to Penélope Cruz

6. The Demonic Side of Modernity: Waiting for Satan at the Movies

7. A Few Last Words: Waiting in the Anteroom of the Twenty-First Century

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Despre autor

Claudia Schaefer is Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature at the University of Rochester and the author of
Danger Zones: Homosexuality, National Identity, and Mexican Culture and
Textured Lives: Women, Art, and Representation in Modern Mexico.

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Limba Engleză ● Format PDF ● Pagini 211 ● ISBN 9780791486078 ● Mărime fișier 2.3 MB ● Editura State University of New York Press ● Publicat 2012 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 7665101 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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