| Bored to Distraction: Cinema of Excess in End-Of-The-Century Mexico and Spain Contributor(s): Schaefer, Claudia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791458873 ISBN-13: 9780791458877 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Examines how recent Mexican and Spanish films act as untroubling distractions from everyday routines. 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2002045253 |
| Series: Suny Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.2" W x 9.26" (0.89 lbs) 211 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |