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El Abrazo De La Serpiente O Un Mise-En-Scène Sin Fronteras, Sandra Ortiz-València Oct 2020

El Abrazo De La Serpiente O Un Mise-En-Scène Sin Fronteras, Sandra Ortiz-València

South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL)

El abrazo de la serpiente es una de las obras cumbre del cine latino americano que más reconocimiento internacional ha obtenido, pero ¿por qué el filme de Ciro Guerra fascinó a un público tan amplio y diverso, obteniendo premios en lugares tan alejados y dispares como Montreal o Yereván, por nombrar alguno? Esta presentación realiza un análisis en profundidad de la puesta en escena en El abrazo para explicar el lenguaje audiovisual con el que el filme de Ciro Guerra construye una narrativa cinematográfica alejada de las formas dominantes, pero habilitada para emocionar a audiencias de todo el mundo. Tomando …


Crossing Borders: From Indifference To Empathy, Stimulating A Humanist Perspective On The Issue Of Illegal Immigration Through Film, Pedro J. Lopes Mar 2015

Crossing Borders: From Indifference To Empathy, Stimulating A Humanist Perspective On The Issue Of Illegal Immigration Through Film, Pedro J. Lopes

South East Coastal Conference on Languages & Literatures (SECCLL)

Smuggled is the latest of a vast repertoire of films focusing on the issue of the illegal border crossing between Mexico and the United States.

Directed by Ramon Hamilton and released in 2012, Smuggled tells the story of Miguel, a 9-year-old boy, and his mother as they attempt to illegally cross the border into the United States hidden in a compartment underneath a tour bus.

That same year, the well-known Mexican actor Gael García Bernal produces a documentary titled Who is Dayani Cristal?, in which he himself retraces the steps and circumstances that led to the disappearing of this …