"As a collection of readings of major contemporary Mexican movies,
this book is superb and unprecedented." -- Cynthia Steele, Chair,
Spanish and Portuguese Studies, University of Washington
Just as Mexican national life has come to center on the
sprawling, dynamic, almost indefinable metropolis of Mexico City,
so recent Mexican cinema has focused on the city not merely as a
setting for films but almost as a protagonist in its own right,
whose conditions both create meaning for and receive meaning from
the human lives lived in its midst. Through close readings of
fourteen recent critically acclaimed films, this book watches
Mexican cinema in this process of producing cultural meaning
through its creation, enaction, and interpretation of the idea of
Mexico City.
David William Foster analyzes how Mexican filmmakers have used
Mexico City as a vehicle for exploring such issues as crime, living
space, street life, youth culture, political and police corruption,
safety hazards, gender roles, and ethnic and social identities. The
book is divided into three sections. "Politics of the City"
examines the films Rojo amanecer, Novia que te vea, Frida,
naturaleza viva, and Sexo, pudor y la grimas. "Human Geographies"
looks at El Callejo n de los Milagros, Meca nica nacional, El
castillo de la pureza, Todo el poder, and Lolo. "Mapping Gender"
discusses Danzo n, De noche vienes, Esmeralda, La tarea, Lola, and
Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda.
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