Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film
Niamh Thornton
Bloomsbury Academic
<p><i>Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film</i> examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Mapping this evolution out for the first time, the author takes three key events under consideration: the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920); the student movement and massacre in 1968; and, finally, the more recent Zapatista Rebellion (1994-present). </p><p>Analyzing films such as <i>Vamanos con Pancho Villa</i> (1936), <i>El Grito</i> (1968), and <i>Corazon del Tiempo</i> (2008), the author uses the term 'political conflict' to refer to those violent disturbances, dramatic periods of confrontation, injury and death, which characterize particular historical events involving state and non-state actors that may have a finite duration, but have a long-lasting legacy on the nation. These conflicts have been an important component of Mexican film since its inception and include studio productions, documentaries, and independent films.</p>