Revolutionary Mexico on film : a critical history, 1914-2014 /

Important figures of Mexican history are discussed, including 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Herzberg, Bob, 1956- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Subjects:	Mexico > History > Revolution, 1910-1920 > Motion pictures and the revolution. Mexico > In motion pictures. Motion pictures and history. Motion pictures > Political aspects.

Table of 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.