Title:
Revolutionary Mexico on film : a critical history, 1914-2014 / Bob Herzberg.
Author:
Herzberg, Bob, 1956- author.
Publication Information:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Call Number:
F1234 .H685 2015
Abstract:
"Important figures of Mexican history are discussed--Benito Juarez, Porfirio Diaz, Francisco Madero Jr., Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata--as well as non-Latinos whose actions were influential. Performers, production personnel and literary sources for films dealing with revolutionary Mexico, from the silent film The Life of General Villa to Cinco de Mayo, la Batalla (2013), are covered"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780786477586
Physical Description:
vii, 241 pages ; 26 cm
Contents:
I. Politicas 1914/1936 : how outsiders influenced depictions of the Revolution -- II. Liberator 1937/1939 : the politics and machinations behind the filming of Juarez -- III. Declarar la Guerra 1940/1950 : World War II and epoca Dorado -- IV. Revolucionistas 1951/1959 : the Cold War and the Mexican Revolution -- V. Caos internacional 1960/1969 : Hollywood and Europe film the Revolution -- VI. Violencia 1970/1989 : censorship disappears as depictions of revolutionary Mexico get even bloodier -- VII. Centenario 1990/2014 : a brief look at the films of revolutionary Mexico as the Revolution hits the 100-year mark.
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