Of Present Body (or the perpetual spirals of pleasure and power)

Of Present Body (or the perpetual spirals of pleasure and power)

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1998•13 min•Documentary
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Through the montage of film fragments from the Mexican Golden Cinema, it explores the cinematographic representation of of pain, violence, repressed sexuality and Mexicanness.
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