Mexico's Cinema A Century of Film and

In recent years, Mexican films have received high acclaim and impressive box-office returns. Moreover, Mexico has the most advanced movie industry in the Spanish-speaking world, and its impact on Mexican culture and society cannot be overstated.

Introduction

xi

I The Silent Cinema

1

(32)

In Quest of a National Cinema: The Silent Era

5

(12)

Gustavo A. Garcia

The Birth of the Film Industry and the Emergence of Sound

17

(16)

Federico Davalos Orozco

II The Golden Age

33

(160)

Adela Sequeyro and Matilde Landeta: Two Pioneer Women Directors

37

(12)

Patricia Torres de San Martin

Cantinflas and Tin Tan: Mexico's Greatest Comedians

49

(32)

Carlos Monsivais

Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Cinema

81

(20)

Joanne Hershfield

Melodrama and Social Comedy in the Cinema of the Golden Age

101

(22)

Rafael Hernandez Rodriguez

From Collaboration to Containment: Hollywood and the International Political Economy of Mexican Cinema after the Second World War

123

(42)

Seth Fein

The Decline of the Golden Age and the Making of the Crisis

165

(28)

Eduardo de la Vega Alfaro

III The Contemporary Era

193

(94)

Cinema and the State in Contemporary Mexico, 1970-1999

197

(36)

David R. Maciel

Reconstructing the Border: Mexican Border Cinema and Its Relationship to Its Audience

233

(16)

Norma Iglesias

Women and Gender Representation in the Contemporary Cinema of Mexico

249

(18)

David R. Maciel

Joanne Hershfield

Authentically Mexican?: Mi Querido Tom Mix and Cronos Reframe Critical Questions

267

(20)

Ann Marie Stock

Epilogue

287

(6)

About the Contributors

293

(2)

Index

295

(10)

Mexican Film Index

305

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