This study explores how five major directors-Pedro Almodovar, Alejandro Amenabar, Alex de la Iglesia, Guillermo del Toro, and Juan Jose Campanella-modeled their early careers on Hitchcock and his film aesthetics. In shadowing Hitchcock, their works embraced the global aspirations his movies epitomize. Each section of the book begins with an extensive study, based on newspaper accounts, of the original reception of Hitchcock's movies in either Spain or Latin America and how local preferences for genre, glamour, moral issues, and humor affected their success. The text brings a new approach to world film history, showcasing both the commercial and artistic importance of Hitchcock in Spain and Latin America
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Refreshingly free of academese... Latin Hitchcock is an academic study that enthusiastic amateurs will also find illuminating. -- Miranda France Times Literary Supplement
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Columbia University Press
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 229 mm
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978-0-231-17208-0 (9780231172080)
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Dona Kercher is professor of Spanish and film and director of the women's studies program at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Spain 1. First Loves, First Cuts: The Initial Response to Hitchcock's Films in Spain 2. Pedro Almodovar's Criminal Side: Plot, Humour and Cinematic Style 3. Drawing on a Darker Humour, Cultural Icons and Mass Media: Alex de la Iglesia's Journey from Outer Space to the Spanish Academy 4. Against Hitchcock: Alejandro Amenabar's Meteoric Career Part II: Latin America 5. Latin American Openings: The Reception History of Hitchcock's Films for Mexico City 6. Guillermo del Toro's Continuing Education: Adapting Hitchcock's Moral and Visual Sensibilities to the World of Horror 7. Understanding Osmosis: Hitchcock in Argentina Through the Eyes of Juan Jose Campanella Conclusion: They Became Notorious Bibliography Index
