History of Mexican Film

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Taught as CPA 101- 'Historia del Cine Mexicano' at a host institution. Course objectives include:To recognize and differentiate stages of cinematography of Mexico from its arrival in 1896 until present day cinema. To analyze the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, to understand the thematic characteristics of this period, and to learn the intrinsic and extrinsic reasons that started the decay of this industry and the loss of high quality in film. To recognize and analyze the key periods of national cinematography from the Golden age, to analyze its aesthetic and conceptual transcendence, and to understand the state of the industry and the perspective of the future of Mexican cinema as well as its influence on the public.