Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film

<i>Revolution and Rebellion in Mexican Film</i> examines Mexican films of political conflict from the early studio Revolutionary films of the 1930-50s up to the campaigning Zapatista films of the 2000s. Mapping this evolution out for the first time the author takes three key events under consideration: the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920); the student movement and massacre in 1968; and finally the more recent Zapatista Rebellion (1994-present). <br/> <br/>Analyzing films such as <i>Vamanos con Pancho Villa</i> (1936) <i>El Grito</i> (1968) and <i>Corazon del Tiempo</i> (2008) the author uses the term 'political conflict' to refer to those violent disturbances dramatic periods of confrontation injury and death which characterize particular historical events involving state and non-state actors that may have a finite duration but have a long-lasting legacy on the nation. These conflicts have been an important component of Mexican film since its inception and include studio productions documentaries and independent films.