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Making cinelandia: American films and Mexican film culture before the golden age

2014; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 52; Issue: 03 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.185297

1943-5975

Laura Isabel Serna,

Cinema History and Criticism

A Note on Translations and Film Titles xi Prologo (Prologue) xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 Part I. The Yanqui Invasion 17 1. U.S. Motion Picture Companies Go South of the Border 19 2. American Movies, Mexican Modernity: The Cinema as a National Space 47 3. In Lola's House: Fan Discourse in the Making of Mexican Film Culture 85 Part II. Border Crossings 121 4. La Virgen and La Pelona: Film Culture, Border Crossing, and the Modern Mexican Woman 123 5. Denigrating Pictures: Censorship and the Politics of U.S. Film in Greater Mexico 154 6. Al Cine: Mexican Migrants Go to the Movies 180 Conclusion 215 Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Sources 223 Notes 225 Bibliography 279 Filmography 303 Index 309