Latin American and Iberian Studies
In conjunction with Professor Seth Fein’s class “The Idea of the Western Hemisphere”
All films will be shown at 7:00pm in Room 217A, Hall of Graduate Studies, 320 York Street.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Spanish-language films contain English subtitles.
SEPTEMBER 2006
Monday, 9/18
The Forgotten Village
Directed by Herbert Kline, 1941 (USA)
Made-in-Mexico Good Neighbor docudrama about state efforts to modernize rural life. Written by John Steinbeck, photographed by Alexander Hackensmid, and narrated by Burgess Meredith.
Monday, 9/25
María Candelaria
Directed by Emilio Fernández, 1944 (Mexico)
The iconographic statement of Golden Age Mexican Cinema’s indigenismo set in Xochimilco. Awarded the grand prize at Cannes, 1946. Stars Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz; photographed by Gabriel Figueroa.
OCTOBER 2006
Monday, 10/2
The Fugitive
Directed by John Ford, 1947 (Mexico/USA)
Based on Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory, Ford’s independently produced, Mexico-made cold war allegory crosses Hollywood and Golden Age Mexican Cinema (Emilio Fernández was Associate Producer). Stars Henry Fonda, Dolores del Río, and Pedro Armendáriz; screenplay by Dudley Nichols, photographed by Gabriel Figueroa.
Monday, 10/9
Río Escondido
Directed by Emilio Fernández, 1948 (Mexico)
Officialist melodrama about state-led modernization. Stars María Félix, cameo by President Miguel Alemán; photographed by Gabriel Figueroa. [no subtitles]
Monday, 10/16
Enamorada
Directed by Emilio Fernández, 1946 (Mexico)
Transports Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew to the Mexican Revolution. Stars María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz; photographed by Gabriel Figueroa. [no subtitles]
Monday, 10/23
The Torch
Directed by Emilio Fernández, 1950 (Mexico/USA)
English-language, Mexican remake of Enamorada, starring Paulette Goddard in role created by Félix.
Monday, 10/30
Border Incident
Directed by Anthony Mann, 1949 (USA)
Cross-border star Ricardo Montalbán is a Mexican undercover agent working side-by-side with an INS colleague to combat exploitation of undocumented Mexican workers in this MGM social-problem film noir.
Monday, 11/6
Espaldas mojadas
Directed by Alejandro Galindo, 1955 (Mexico)
Mexican censors banned this internationally controversial melodrama about undocumented labor in the United States for two years, before approving its release amidst Washington’s Operation Wetback. Stars David Silva and Carolina Barret. [no subtitles]
Monday, 11/13
Salt of the Earth
Directed by Herbert J. Biberman, 1954 (USA)
Docudrama about New Mexico labor conflict, independently produced by blacklisted Hollywood radicals, and featuring the Hispano and Anglo miners who were themselves blacklisted by the CIO. Costars Mexico’s Rosaura Revueltas.
Monday, 11/27
¡A toda máquina!
Directed by Ismael Rodríguez, 1951 (Mexico)
Pedro Infante’s iconic role as an urban charro, a motociclista cop, in this Mexico City-set comedy.
DECEMBER 2006
Monday, 12/4
Beyond All Limits
Directed by Roberto Galvadón, 1959 (USA)
English-language version of the director’s cross-border love triangle, Flor de mayo. Stars Jack Palance, María Félix, and Pedro Armendáriz. Shot in widescreen color by Gabriel Figueroa.