The making and unmaking of Francoist Kitsch cinema : from Raza to Pan's Labyrinth / Alejandro Yarza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yarza, Alejandro, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Motion pictures.

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

Motion pictures--Political aspects--Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2018.

Summary:

This book examines five highly influential Francoist films produced from 1938 until 1964 and three later films by critically acclaimed directors Luis Buñuel, Guillermo del Toro, and Alex de la Iglesia that attempt to undermine Francoist aesthetics by re-imagining its visual and narrative clichés.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

1. The Petrified Tears of General Franco: Kitsch and Fascism in José Luis Sáenz de Heredia's Raza

2. Romancero Marroquí and the Francoist Kitsch Politics of Time

3. Los últimos de Filipinas: The Spatio-temporal Coordinates of Francoism

4. Surcos: Neorealism, Film Noir, and the Puppet Master

5. Franco, ese hombre: From Kitsch-Artist to Kitsch-Man

6. Viridiana: The World, the Flesh, and the Devil

7. Balada triste de trompeta: Of Ghosts and Clowns

8. Under the Sign of Saturn: The Labyrinth of Moral Choices in Francoist Spain

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Nov 2020).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781474420426

1474420427

9780748699230

0748699236

9781474444729

1474444725

OCLC:

1065398441