02930nam 2200613Ia 450 991081169810332120200520144314.00-7914-8607-910.1515/9780791486078(CKB)2670000000241306(EBL)3408462(SSID)ssj0000714146(PQKBManifestationID)12322991(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000714146(PQKBWorkID)10664297(PQKB)10626791(Au-PeEL)EBL3408462(CaPaEBR)ebr10594789(OCoLC)923415034(DE-B1597)684197(DE-B1597)9780791486078(MiAaPQ)EBC3408462(EXLCZ)99267000000024130620021220d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBored to distraction cinema of excess in end-of-the-century Mexico and Spain /Claudia Schaefer1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20031 online resource (212 p.)SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-7914-5888-1 0-7914-5887-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index.""Bored to Distraction""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1. At the Millennium""; ""2. Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's La Tarea""; ""3. How I Spent My Summer Vacation""; ""4. Amores Perros""; ""5. Still Just a Dress Rehearsal?""; ""6. The Demonic Side of Modernity""; ""7. A Few Last Words""; ""Notes""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""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.SUNY Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and CultureMotion picturesMexicoHistoryMotion picturesSpainHistoryMotion picturesHistory.Motion picturesHistory.791.43/0972Schaefer Claudia1949-1601951MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811698103321Bored to distraction3936610UNINA