100 years of Spanish cinema / Tatjana Pavlovic ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pavlovic, Tatjana.

Series:

New York Academy of Sciences Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Spain--History.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Other Title:

One hundred years of Spanish cinema

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

100 Years of Spanish Cinema provides an in-depth look at the most important movements, films, and directors of twentieth-century Spain from the silent era to the present day. A glossary of film terms provides definitions of essential technical, aesthetic, and historical terms Features a visual portfolio illustrating key points of many of the films analyzed Includes a clear, concise timeline to help students quickly place films and genres in Spain's political, economical, and historical contexts Discusses over 20 films including Amor Que Mata, Un Chien Andalou, Virida

Contents:

Figures; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Silent Cinema and its Pioneers (1906-1930); 1 El ciego de aldea (Ángel García Cardona, 1906); 2 Amor que mata (Fructuós Gelabert, 1909); 3 Don Pedro el Cruel (Ricardo Baños, Albert Marro, 1911); 4 La aldea maldita (Florián Rey, 1930); 2 Surrealism (1924-1930) and the Advent of Sound (the Second Republic: 1931-1936); 1 Un chien andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929); 2 Tierra sin pan (Luis Buñuel, 1933); 3 Spanish Civil War (1936-1939); 1 Suspiros de España (Benito Perojo, 1938); 2 Canciones para después de una guerra (Basilio Martín Patino, 1971)

4 The Autarky: Papier-Mâché Cinema (1939-1950)1 Raza (José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, 1941); 2 Locura de amor (Juan de Orduña, 1948); 5 Neorealism: Status Quo and Dissent (1951-1961); 1 El cochecito (Marco Ferreri, 1960); 2 Viridiana (Luis Buñuel, 1961); 6 The "Liberal" Dictatorship and its Agony (1962-1975); 1 El verdugo (Luis García Berlanga, 1963); 2 El jardín de las delicias (Carlos Saura, 1970); 7 Cinema of the Transition: The Period of Disenchantment (1975-1979); 1 El desencanto (Jaime Chávarri, 1976); 2 El crimen de Cuenca (Pilar Miró, 1979)

8 Post-Franco Spain: The Pedro Almodóvar Phenomenon (1980-1991)1 Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (Pedro Almodóvar, 1980); 2 ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto! (Pedro Almodóvar, 1984); 9 Contemporary Trends (1992 to the Present); 1 Vacas (Julio Medem, 1992); 2 Carícies (Ventura Pons, 1997); 3 Flores de otro mundo (Icíar Bollaín, 1999); 4 The Secret Life of Words (La vida secreta de las palabras) (Isabel Coixet, 2005); Glossary of Film Terms; Historical Chronology; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-262) and index.

ISBN:

9786612030048

1-282-03004-3

1-4443-0479-8

1-4443-0480-1

OCLC:

352833218