Aesthetics and politics in the Mexican film industry

Introduction. Una época fatal: an era of fatality, tragic endings, and new beginnings

Part I. The politics of transition

1. Industry and policy: privatizing a national cinema

2. Audiences and target markets: on spectatorship and citizenship

3. Censorship and sensationalism: "el neotremendismo autoritario"

Part II. The aesthetics of transition

4. Hyperrealism and violence: fatal aesthetics

5. Independence and innovation: indie film and the youth market

6. Coproduction and transnationalism: national cinema in a global market

Conclusion. Between tragedy and farce: Mexico and its cinema relive history.