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- ISSN: 2042-7824
- E-ISSN: 2042-7832
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Suffering in silence: Alumbramiento as a melodramatic text
- Source: Short Film Studies, Volume 1, Issue 2, Feb 2011, p. 199 - 202
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- 01 Feb 2011
Abstract
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.
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