Bored to Distraction

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Bored to Distraction is written by Claudia Schaefer and published by State University of New York Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0791486079 (ISBN 10) and 9780791486078 (ISBN 13).

Popular culture in the 1990s, especially cinema, can be considered a showcase for the accumulated hopes and fears of the twentieth century. From the promise of material goods to the profusion of despair, from devastating tragedy to exaggerated rapture, a dizzying array of images assaults the eye. Drawing on recent films from Mexico and Spain, Bored to Distraction navigates this visual terrain, from melodrama to horror, looking for what, if anything, might be excessive enough to rouse us from our comfortable everyday routines.