Mexican Cinema/Mexican Woman, 1940-1950 |
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| Author:
| Hershfield, Joanne |
| Series title: | Latin American Communication and Popular Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-1637-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1996 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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The female image has been an ambiguous one in Mexican culture, and the place of women in Mexican cinema is no less tenuous--yielding in the films of Luis Buñuel and others a range of characterizations from virgin to whore, mother to femme fatale. Mexican Cinema/Mexican Woman, 1940-1950 examines a singular moment in the ...
The female image has been an ambiguous one in Mexican culture, and the place of women in Mexican cinema is no less tenuous--yielding in the films of Luis Buñuel and others a range of characterizations from virgin to whore, mother to femme fatale. Mexican Cinema/Mexican Woman, 1940-1950 examines a singular moment in the ...