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OverviewLino Brocka (1939–1991) was one of Asia and the Global South’s most celebrated filmmakers. A versatile talent, he was at once a bankable director of genre movies, an internationally acclaimed auteur of social films, a pioneer of queer cinema, and an outspoken critic of Ferdinand Marcos’s autocratic regime. José B. Capino examines the figuration of politics in the Filipino director’s movies, illuminating their historical contexts, allegorical tropes, and social critiques. Combining eye-opening archival research with fresh interpretations of over fifteen of Brocka’s major and minor works, Martial Law Melodrama does more than reveal the breadth of his political vision. It also offers a timely lesson about popular cinema’s vital role in the struggle for democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: José B. CapinoPublisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780520314634ISBN 10: 0520314638 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 07 January 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Country and the City: Social Melodrama and the Symptoms of Authoritarian Rule 2. “A Thoroughly Different Kind of Mother”: Surrogate Autocrats, Restive Youth, and the Maternal Melodrama 3. The Melodramatics of Crime: Film Noir in the Twilight of Martial Law 4. Tales of Unrelenting Misfortunes: Family Melodrama and the 1980s Economic Crisis 5. Men in Revolt: Two Experiments in Political Cinema 6. A Dirty Affair: Political Melodramas of Democratization 7. Picturing “A Faggot’s Dilemma”: Sexuality, Politics, and a Commerce in Queer Movies Coda: Three Non-endings Notes IndexReviewsWritten in clear and urgent prose, Martial Law Melodrama invites a wide readership, giving access to an intricate sociopolitical history and awakening the desire to revisit Brocka's impressive oeuvre . . . * Film Quarterly * A close examination of Brocka's films, which considers them within the context of social and political trends, as well as within the framework of Brocka's life and career. * Cineaste * Written in clear and urgent prose, Martial Law Melodrama invites a wide readership, giving access to an intricate sociopolitical history and awakening the desire to revisit Brocka's impressive oeuvre . . . * Film Quarterly * """Written in clear and urgent prose, Martial Law Melodrama invites a wide readership, giving access to an intricate sociopolitical history and awakening the desire to revisit Brocka’s impressive oeuvre . . ."" * Film Quarterly * “A close examination of Brocka’s films, which considers them within the context of social and political trends, as well as within the framework of Brocka’s life and career.” * Cineaste *" Author InformationJosé B. Capino is Associate Professor of English and Cinema Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His first book, Dream Factories of a Former Colony, received the prize in cultural studies from the Association for Asian American Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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