{"product_id":"spanish-film-under-franco-paperback-softback-9780292776036","title":"Spanish Film Under Franco (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292776036","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpanish Film Under Franco\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVirginia Higginbotham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292776036\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e176 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e How does a totalitarian government influence the arts, and how do the arts respond? \u003ci\u003eSpanish Film Under Franco\u003c\/i\u003e raises these important questions, giving English speakers a starting point in their study of Spanish cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e After a brief overview of Spanish film before Franco, the author proceeds to a discussion of censorship as practiced by the Franco regime. The response of directors to censorship-the “\u003ci\u003efranquista\u003c\/i\u003e aesthetic,” or “aesthetic of repression,” with its highly metaphorical, oblique style-is explored in the works of Luis BuÑuel, Carlos Saura, Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis GarcÍa Berlanga, and other important directors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Virginia Higginbotham combines historical perspective with detailed critical analysis and interpretation of many famous Franco-era films. She shows how directors managed to evade the censors and raise public awareness of issues relating to the Spanish Civil War and the repressions of the Franco regime. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Film has always performed an educational function in Spain, reaching masses of poor and uneducated citizens. And sometimes, as this study also reveals, Spanish film has been ignored when the questions it raised became too painful or demanding. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The author concludes with a look at post-Franco cinema and the directions it has taken. For anyone interested in modern Spanish film, this book will be essential reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Introduction: Prewar Spanish Film \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Censorship: 1939–\u003cbr\u003e1975 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. Early Postwar Film: 1939–\u003cbr\u003e1959 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Juan Antonio Bardem \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Luis GarcÍ\u003cbr\u003ea Berlanga \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Late Postwar Years: 1960–\u003cbr\u003e1975 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. Luis BuÑ\u003cbr\u003euel and His Influence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Carlos Saura \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. Other Important Directors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10. Transition: Dictatorship to Democracy, 1975–\u003cbr\u003e1980 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 11. Conclusion: Franco’\u003cbr\u003es Legacy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Filmography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685374062872,"sku":"9780292776036","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/spanish-film-under-franco-paperback-softback-9780292776036","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}