Women Filmmakers in Mexico: The Country of Which We Dream

Throughout the 1980s and '90s, ""women's cinema"" in Mexico flourished. Challenging conventional representations of women, female filmmakers began telling their own stories. In Women Filmmakers in Mexico: The Country of Which We Dream, Elissa J. Rashkin undertakes a rigorous, compelling examination of the history of film by Mexican women. Treating such themes as social marginalization (Dana Rotberg's Angel de Fuego), illegal abortion (Rosa Marta Fernandez's Cosas de Mujeres, or Women's Things) and sexual shame (El Secreto de Romelia by Busi Cortes), Rashkin deals in ""bold act[s] of revision,"" debunking ""romantic or tragic icons."" B&w photos. ( Apr.)