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Canasta de cuentos mexicanos (1956)
Continuing my look at films starring María Félix, here’s a short review of Canasta de cuentos mexicanos [Basket of Mexican Stories] (Julio Bracho, 1956). Adapted from three stories by B Traven, a mysterious author about whom I have previously written … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, B. Travens, Julio Bracho, María Félix
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1976: Haunted by 1968
I have spent much of the last few weeks drafting and re-drafting a chapter for a forthcoming edited collection on Memory and Trauma in Mexican Visual Culture, a project I am co-editing with Miriam Haddu. My chapter considers three films … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, Archives, Canoa, Felipe Cazals, Los de abajo, Los Poquianchis, Memory, Mexican Revolution, Servando González, violence on film
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Vicente Leñero, the scriptwriter a brief reflection
Since his death on the 3rd of December 2014, the novelist, dramatist, journalist, and scriptwriter, Vicente Leñero, has received considerable attention including this reflection by the novelist Ana García Bergua and this other homage from his daughter, Estela Leñero Franco. Recently, when writing … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, Marcela Fernández Violante, Mexican film, Vicente Leñero
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Museo de la Revolución
Whilst in Mexico City I was invited to give a talk by the UNAM and the Museo Nacional de la Revolución. I also launched my book, Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Cinema. Here’s the poster of the event.