The Mexican Cinema of Darkness
A Critical Study of Six Landmark Horror and Exploitation Films, 1969-1988
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film
| Author: | Doyle Greene | ISBN: | 9781476602202 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | September 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Doyle Greene |
| ISBN: | 9781476602202 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | September 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Following the national and international upheaval and tragedy in 1968, Mexican “trash cinema” began to shift away from the masked wrester genre and towards darker, more explicit films, and disturbing visions of the modern world: films which can be called “avant-exploitation.” This work covers six of those films: El Topo, Mansion of Madness, Alucarda, Guyana, Crime of the Century, Birds of Prey, and Santa Sangre.
Following the national and international upheaval and tragedy in 1968, Mexican “trash cinema” began to shift away from the masked wrester genre and towards darker, more explicit films, and disturbing visions of the modern world: films which can be called “avant-exploitation.” This work covers six of those films: El Topo, Mansion of Madness, Alucarda, Guyana, Crime of the Century, Birds of Prey, and Santa Sangre.
