Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema

By Debra A. Castillo

Book Overview

Provides sophisticated theoretical approaches to Latin American cinema and sexual culture.

2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title

Despite All Adversities examines a representative selection of notable queer films by Spanish America's most important directors since the 1950s. Each chapter focuses on a single film and offers rich and thoughtful new interpretations by a prominent scholar. The book explores films from across the region, including Tom s Guti rrez Alea's and Juan Carlos Tab o's Fresa y chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate, 1993), Marcelo Pi eyro's Plata quemada (Burnt Money, 2000), Barbet Schroeder's La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of the Assassins, 2000), Luc a Puenzo's XXY (XXY, 2007), Francisco J. Lombardi's No se lo digas a nadie (Don't Tell Anyone, 1998), Arturo Ripstein's El lugar sin l mites (Hell Without Limits, 1978), among others. A survey of recent lesbian-themed Mexican films is also included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438459106
• ISBN13: 9781438459103
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher