Away From the Male Gaze: The Changing Face of Female Sexuality in Latin American Cinema

Manuel Betancourt — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:54:52 +0000

If there was one recurring image I was pleasantly surprised to find in several of the films playing at Los Cabos International Film Festival it was that of two women cradling each other in bed. It was there in the opening film, Battle of the Sexes, where we see tennis pro Billie Jean King (Emma

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Mexican Director Gabriel Mariño On Creating a Melancholy Drama About a Soul That Changes Bodies Every Few Months

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 22:35:05 +0000

Gabriel Mariño’s latest film, Ayer maravilla fui (Yesterday Wonder I Was) borrows its title from a 1621 poem (“Aprended, Flores, en mí”) by Luis de Góngora. It encourages viewers to finish the sentence: “ayer maravilla fui, y hoy sombra mía aun no soy.” (I was a wonder yesterday but I’m not yet my own shadow today.) The poetic air

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