LEADER 03046nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910961526103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780791486078 010 $a0791486079 024 7 $a10.1515/9780791486078 035 $a(CKB)2670000000241306 035 $a(EBL)3408462 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000714146 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12322991 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000714146 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10664297 035 $a(PQKB)10626791 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408462 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10594789 035 $a(OCoLC)923415034 035 $a(DE-B1597)684197 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780791486078 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408462 035 $a(Perlego)2671767 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000241306 100 $a20021220d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBored to distraction $ecinema of excess in end-of-the-century Mexico and Spain /$fClaudia Schaefer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (212 p.) 225 0$aSUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780791458884 311 08$a0791458881 311 08$a9780791458877 311 08$a0791458873 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-194) and index. 327 $a""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"" 330 $aPopular culture in the 1990s, especially cinema, can be considered a showcase for the accumulated hopes and fears of the twentieth century. From the promise of material goods to the profusion of despair, from devastating tragedy to exaggerated rapture, a dizzying array of images assaults the eye. Drawing on recent films from Mexico and Spain, Bored to Distraction navigates this visual terrain, from melodrama to horror, looking for what, if anything, might be excessive enough to rouse us from our comfortable everyday routines. 410 0$aSUNY Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture 606 $aMotion pictures$zMexico$xHistory 606 $aMotion pictures$zSpain$xHistory 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory. 615 0$aMotion pictures$xHistory. 676 $a791.43/0972 700 $aSchaefer$b Claudia$f1949-$01601951 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961526103321 996 $aBored to distraction$94368415 997 $aUNINA