Suffering in Silence: Alumbramiento as a melodramatic text

Jimmy Hay

Suffering in Silence: Alumbramiento as a melodramatic text

Department of Film and Television

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Abstract

How does a short film such as Alumbramiento relate to a classic genre such as melodrama? This article examines how the film's exploration of morality, its adoption of pathos and its use of soundtrack and mise-en-scène all demand its inscription within an evolving concept of melodrama.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199
Number of pages	202
Journal	Short Film Studies
Volume	2
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Short Film
Alumbramiento
melodrama

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