EFP 69: Camilla Baier on the Golden Age of Mexican Melodrama

On this episode of the podcast, host Dr Pasquale Iannone is joined by film programmer, researcher and writer Camilla Baier. Camilla is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh’s MSc in Film Exhibition and Curation programme and is also co-founder of the feminist film collective Invisible Women.Camilla discusses Invisible Women’s latest project, a touring film season celebrating the Golden Age of Mexican Melodrama which arrives at Edinburgh’s Filmhouse in late November. The rarely-screened four titles in the Stronger Than Love: ¡Too Much Mexican Melodrama! season are described as ‘emotionally explosive women’s pictures’ and showcase the pioneering work of women filmmakers such as Adela Sequeyro, Matilde Landeta, Ninón Sevilla and Miroslava Stern.Camilla tells Pasquale about her fascinating career in film curation which has taken her across the world, from Germany to Mexico. Discussion then turns to the four films that make up the melodrama season: Nobody's Wife (Adela Sequeyro, 1937), Streetwalker (Matilde Landeta, 1951), Victims of Sin (Emilio Fernández, 1951) and Stronger Than Love (Tulio Demicheli, 1955).The Stronger Than Love: ¡Too Much Mexican Melodrama! is currently touring the UK and will be arriving at Edinburgh's Filmhouse from 22nd November.