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100 Years of Spanish Cinema
"Teachers of Spanish film have been waiting for a book like this – the close readings of individual scenes are especially useful. The coverage of early cinema is extremely welcome." "'One Hundred Years of Spanish Cinema' is an excellent survey, combining broad cultural context with close filmic analysis. It is a unique resource for students in the field." "This splendid volume is an insightful blend of essays on cultural history and thought-provoking analyses of key scenes from over twenty films. It offers readers a sophisticated engagement with the critical debates that have shaped a history of Spanish cinema"
–Jo Labanyi, New York University
–Paul Julian Smith, University of Cambridge
–Marvin D'Lugo, Clark University
Tatjana Pavlović (Author), Inmaculada Alvarez (Author), Rosana Blanco-Cano (Author), Anitra Grisales (Author), Alejandra Osorio (Author), Alejandra Sánchez (Author)
9781405184199, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 17 October 2008
304 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.435 kg
"However, 100 Years of Spanish Cinema is a much needed and comprehensive survey of Spanish cinema, and provides enough information on the history and context of this national cinema to encourage further inquiry and in fact, encourages the use of the book as a springboard for future reading." (Scope Book Reviews, 1 February 2011) "An excellent resource for students of Spanish film and/or contemporary Spanish culture. Summing Up: Highly recommended.” (Choice Reviews, May 2009)
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.
List of Figures vii About the Authors viii Acknowledgments x Preface xi 1 Silent Cinema and its Pioneers (1906–1930) 1 El ciego de aldea, Ángel García Cardona 8 Amor que mata, Fructuós Gelabert 10 Don Pedro el Cruel, Ricardo Baños, Albert Marro 12 La aldea maldita, Florián Rey 15 2 Surrealism (1924–1930) and the Advent of Sound (the Second Republic: 1931–1936) 21 Un chien andalou, Luis Buñuel 26 Tierra sin pan, Luis Buñuel 30 3 Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) 39 Suspiros de España, Benito Perojo 46 Canciones para después de una guerra, Basilio Martín Patino 52 4 The Autarky: Papier-Mâché Cinema (1939–1950) 61 Raza, José Luis Sáenz de Heredia 66 Locura de amor, Juan de Orduña 74 5 Neorealism: Status Quo and Dissent (1951–1961) 81 El cochecito, Marco Ferreri 89 Viridiana, Luis Buñuel 96 6 The “Liberal” Dictatorship and its Agony (1962–1975) 104 El verdugo, Luis García Berlanga 113 El jardín de las delicias, Carlos Saura 120 7 Cinema of the Transition: The Period of Disenchantment (1975–1979) 127 El desencanto, Jaime Chávarri 140 El crimen de Cuenca, Pilar Miró 145 8 Post-Franco Spain: The Pedro Almodóvar Phenomenon (1980–1991) 152 Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón, Pedro Almodóvar 161 ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!, Pedro Almodóvar 169 9 Contemporary Trends (1992 to the Present) 180 Vacas, Julio Medem 194 Carícies, Ventura Pons 203 Flores de otro mundo, Icíar Bollaín 211 The Secret Life of Words (La vida secreta de las palabras), Isabel Coixet 218 Glossary of Film Terms 226 Historical Chronology 232 Notes 246 Bibliography 257 Index 263
Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]
