{"product_id":"cinema-of-solitude-charles-ramzrez-berg-9780292707955","title":"Cinema of Solitude: A Critical Study of Mexican Film, 1967-1983","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa crisis, \u003c\/i\u003e a period of political and economic turmoil in Mexico that began in the late 1960s, spawned a new era in Mexican cinema. Known as \u003ci\u003eel Nuevo Cine\u003c\/i\u003e (the New Cinema), these films presented alienated characters caught in a painful transition period in which old family, gender, and social roles have ceased to function without being replaced by viable new ones. These are the films explored by Charles Ram?rez Berg in \u003ci\u003eCinema of Solitude, \u003c\/i\u003e the first book-length critical study of Mexican cinema in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerg discusses the major films and filmmakers of \u003ci\u003eel Nuevo Cine\u003c\/i\u003e in depth. He analyzes dozens of commercial movies, from popular comedies and adventures to award-winning films. Introductory chapters address the issue of \u003ci\u003emexicanidad\u003c\/i\u003e (Mexican national identity) and outline Mexican history, the history of film as popular culture and as a leading national industry, and the ideological dynamics of Mexican cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn thematically arranged chapters, Berg investigates the images of women, men, and social structures portrayed in New Cinema films. He finds that women characters have begun to reject traditional stereotypes for more positive images, while male characters have grown ambiguous and undefined as \u003ci\u003emachismo\u003c\/i\u003e is abandoned. Other chapters trace the continuing marginalization of Indians in Mexican culture, the changes in male dominance within the family, and the disruptive social and economic effects caused by migration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor everyone interested in Mexican culture as reflected in its major cinematic productions, as well as students of film theory and national cinemas, this book will be important reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Ramírez Berg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292707959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292707955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 5.99w x 0.70d","brand":"Charles Ramírez Berg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526192615679,"sku":"9780292707955","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2fb94ad-786d-4516-9f63-37409bf8776e.jpg?v=1737555459","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cinema-of-solitude-charles-ramzrez-berg-9780292707955","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}