Bored to Distraction: Cinema of Excess in End-Of-The-Century Mexico and Spain (Suny Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture)
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Examines how recent Mexican and Spanish films act as untroubling distractions from everyday routines.
Popular culture in the 1990s, especially cinema, can be considered a showcase for the accumulated hopes and fears of the twentieth century. From the promise of material goods to the profusion of despair, from devastating tragedy to exaggerated rapture, a dizzying array of images assaults the eye. Drawing on recent films from Mexico and Spain, Bored to Distraction navigates this visual terrain, from melodrama to horror, looking for what, if anything, might be excessive enough to rouse us from our comfortable everyday routines.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0791458881
ISBN13:9780791458884
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Length:211 Pages
Weight:0.64 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 9.1"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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