Global Mexican cinemaware
Robert McKee Irwin is a crap writer plain and simple Every chapter written by him is extremely painful to read Every chapter NOT by him is better written and easier to read epoca de oro Mexican golden age cinema as the most powerful film industry in Latin America came to function in an imperialistic way in the majority of Spanish speaking nations that lacked their own film industry That is to say it puts forth aesthetic tastes and values to the vast semi literate masses constructs or topples individual and social myths and inaugurates and exploits markets at will escapism Un dia de vida Jedan Dan Zivota Emilio Fernandez s Un dia de vida became so immensely popular that the old people in the former Yugoslavia even today regard it as surely one of the most well known films in the world ever made although in truth it is probably unknown in every other country Yu Mex Thousands of people escorted Negrete from the airport to his hotel forming a human wall several kilometres long There his admirers were not content in seeking autographs they left his cowboy outfits in tatters every time he entered or left Radio Belgrano studios or Teatro Broadway where he put on a series of shows in which the public would make him return to the stage at least six times for curtain calls For braceros and other recent immigrants Mexican film represented a sort of cultural nourishment in the face of relentless pressure to assimilate good neighbour inclusive Mexican ness Jorge Negrete roused in the Latin American peoples a feeling of emotional brotherhood In his clear and powerful voice the music of Jalisco became the music of Cuba Venezuela Argentina and at the same time erased artificial borders offering to the rest of the world a new way of celebrating life imponerse imponerse to impose Alla en el rancho grande Alla en el trapiche the film crew of Sendero de luz experienced another technical problem associated with filming on location in the countryside where the crew s 50 metre long extension cord connected to the only available power source severely limiting their ability to vary backdrops and landscapes By the end of the golden age the average Latin American film fan knew a great deal about life in Mexico history landmarks customs music food geography popular legends city life details of national culture of which few Mexicans had corresponding knowledge regarding any other Latin American country and which in some cases did not even experience wide diffusion at a national level due to the lack of strong domestic cultural industries exploitation neo colonialism exotic erotica sexual playground ICAIC 1844575322
The golden age of Mexican cinema which spanned the 1930s through to the 1950s saw Mexico s film industry become one ofthe most productive in the world exercising a decisive influence on national culture and identity.
Book global mexican cinema book In the first major study of the global reception and impact of Mexican Golden Age cinema this book captures the key aspects of its international success from its role in forming a nostalgic cultural landscape for Mexican emigrants working in the United States to its economic and cultural influence on Latin America Spain and Yugoslavia Challenging existing perceptions the authors reveal how its film industry helped establish Mexico as a long standing centre of cultural influence for the Spanish speaking world and beyond Global Mexican Cinema Its Golden Age Cultural Histories of Cinema
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