Despite All Adversities

Despite All Adversities
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Publisher : State University of New York Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781438459127
ISBN-13 : 1438459122
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Book Synopsis Despite All Adversities by : Andrés Lema-Hincapié

Download or read book Despite All Adversities written by Andrés Lema-Hincapié and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Despite All Adversities examines a representative selection of notable queer films by Spanish America's most important directors since the 1950s. Each chapter focuses on a single film and offers rich and thoughtful new interpretations by a prominent scholar. The book explores films from across the region, including Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's and Juan Carlos Tabío's Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Marcelo Piñeyro's Plata quemada (Burnt Money, 2000), Barbet Schroeder's La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of the Assassins, 2000), Lucía Puenzo's XXY (XXY, 2007), Francisco J. Lombardi's No se lo digas a nadie (Don't Tell Anyone, 1998), Arturo Ripstein's El lugar sin límites (Hell Without Limits, 1978), among others. A survey of recent lesbian-themed Mexican films is also included.


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