Spanish cinema 1973-2010 : auteurism, politics, landscape and memory / edited by Maria M. Delgado and Robin Fiddian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Delgado, Maria M., editor.

Fiddian, Robin W., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Spain--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Spain--History--21st century.

History.

Spain.

Physical Description:

xvii, 262 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Distribution:

New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2013.

Summary:

This collection offers a new lens through which to examine Spain's cinema production following the isolation imposed by the Franco regime. The 17 key films analysed span a period of 35 years that have been crucial in the development of Spain, Spanish democracy and Spanish cinema.

Contents:

1 El espíritu de la colmena/The Spirit of the Beehive (Víctor Erice, 1973): To Kill a Mockingbird as neglected intertext / Robin Fiddian Fiddian, Robin 21

2 Cet obscur objet du désir/That Obscure Object of Desire (Luis Bunuel, 1977): Bunuel's technique / Mark Millington Millington, Mark 35

3 Ocana. Retrat intermittent/Ocana. An Intermittent Portrait (Ventura Pons, 1977): the Mediterranean movida and the passing away of Francoist Barcelona / Alberto Mira Mira, Alberto 49

4 El Dorado (Carlos Saura, 1987): the keys to El Dorado / Agustín Sánchez Vidal Vidal, Agustín Sánchez, Mar Diestro-Dópido Diestro-Dópido, Mar 64

5 El sol del membrillo/The Quince Tree Sun (Víctor Erice, 1992): moving pictures - painting, drawing and filmmaking / María Josí Martínez Jurico Jurico, María Josí Martínez, Stephen G.H. Roberts Roberts, Stephen G.H. 78

6 Vacas/Cows (Julio Medem, 1992): from Goya's dining room via Apocalypse Now / Jo Evans Evans, Jo 91

7 Tesis/Thesis (Alejandro Amenábar, 1996): delights and follies in filmic discourse / María Donapetry Donapetry, María 105

8 Un instante en la vida ajena/A Glimpse of Other Lives (José Luis López-Linares, 2003): domesticating the documentary archive / Kathleen M. Vernon Vernon, Kathleen M. 119

9 Ninette (José Luis Garci, 2005): Paris revisited / Sue Harris Harris, Sue 133

10 El Liberinto del fauno/Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006): Spanish horror / Paid Julian Smith Smith, Paid Julian 145

11 La noche de los girasoles/The Night of the Sunflowers (Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo, 2006): palimpsests of genre, palimpsests of violence / Tom Whittaker Whittaker, Tom 158

12 En la ciudad de Sylvia/In the City of Sylvia (José Luis Guerín, 2007) and the durée of a dérive / Rob Stone Stone, Rob 169

13 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Woody Allen, 2008): Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem acting strangely / Chris Perriam Perriam, Chris 183

14 La mujer sin cabeza/The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel, 2008): silence, historical memory and metaphor / Maria M. Delgado Delgado, Maria M. 195

15 Los abrazos rotos/Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodóvar, 2009): talking cures / Marvin D'Lugo D'Lugo, Marvin 212

16 V.O.S. (Cesc Gay, 2009): from Shakespearean comedy to national identity / Celestino Deleyto Deleyto, Celestino 226

17 También la lluvia/Even the Rain (Iciar Bollaín, 2010): social realism, transnationalism and (neo)colonialism / Duncan Wheeler Wheeler, Duncan 239.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780719087110

0719087112

OCLC:

842501290