The Cinema of Maria Novaro

<p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>THE CINEMA OF MARÍA NOVARO</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Writer-director María Novaro emerged during the 1990s as a major figure in the rebirth of Mexican cinema. Beginning with Lola (1989) and Danzón (1991) she created a series of complex women protagonists struggling with issues of identity family and empowerment. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In this first book-length English language examination of her career film historian James Stratton reveals the thematic and stylistic consistencies that link the individual films each of which is given a free-ranging critical analysis. A detailed biographical profile identifies Novaro's major artistic influences and places her within the context of Mexican culture overall. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Richly illustrated deftly written and insightful The Cinema of María Novaro will attract not only film scholars but also casual readers encountering Novaro's distinctive work for the first time. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>James Stratton is the author of several books about films and filmmakers and lives in southern California.</span></p>