An introduction and overview of Mexican cinema from the first Lumière screening in Mexico City (1896) to the recent wave of creative filmmakers such as Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Reygadas, Guillermo del Toro, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Fernando Eimbcke, Alfonso Ruiz Palacios, and Natalia Beristáin. Topics include: the role of film in the Mexican revolution; popular genres during the Mexican Golden Ages of Cinema (1930-1960); Luis Buñuel’s contribution to Mexican Cinema; the New Mexican Cinema movement that rose up following the massacre at Tlatelolco; Mexican B cinema, including El Santo and horror cinema; Border and Narco-cinema; the innovating developments during the 1990’s including works created by women filmmakers; and the current growth of Mexican film industry. This course will be conducted in Spanish.

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Fulfills Cross Cultural Analysis.