Blackthorn (Mateo Gil, 2011): an inter-national, revisionist, Spanish Western

The international influence of the Western cinematographic genre is indubitable. In this genre, the West is portrayed as a space in which conflicting forces cohabit: the whites vs the natives, the East vs the West, and, in sum, good vs evil. With its re-emergence in recent decades, both inside the U...

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Published inStudies in European cinema Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 191 - 205
Main Author Ibarraran-Bigalondo, Amaia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 03.05.2024
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inter-national Western
Mateo Gil
revisionist Western
Spain
Western
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Summary:The international influence of the Western cinematographic genre is indubitable. In this genre, the West is portrayed as a space in which conflicting forces cohabit: the whites vs the natives, the East vs the West, and, in sum, good vs evil. With its re-emergence in recent decades, both inside the United States and outside its borders, this space is being re-described as a more permeable, fluid one, in which different communities cohabit and diverse movements occur. Mateo Gil's Blackthorn (2011) provides an example of the bridging essence of some contemporary Westerns. In this new representational context, this essay aims to show how Gil's Western is inter-national, gender- and age-balanced, and multilingual and, thus, may be regarded as a good example of the revision and rebirth of the Western genre.
ISSN:1741-1548
2040-0594
DOI:10.1080/17411548.2022.2150028