Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-215) and index. Includes filmography (pages 193-198).
Contents:
Tastemakers and tastemaking: questions of taste, violence, and gender -- Cultural institutions and taste formation: Nelson Carro and the Cineteca in 2010 -- Commonplace and routine: Amat Escalante's extreme realism in Los bastardos (2008) and Heli (2013) -- Re-versioning and thick contexts: the cinematic adaptations of Los de abajo -- Bodily excess and containment: Bordertown (Gregory Nava, 2006) and The Virgin of Juarez (Kevin James Dobson, 2006) -- Curating cruelty and criminality: the radical mediation of Kate del Castillo -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"Considers how and why taste persists in the analysis of Mexican film and television by looking at key figures and their impact on the curation of violence"-- Provided by publisher.
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