
Spanish Cinema
Rob Stone(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-582-43715-9 (ISBN)
Description
From the surrealist films of Luis Bunuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodovar, Spain has produced a wealth of exciting and distinctive film-makers who have consistently provided a condoning or dissenting eye on Spanish history and culture. For modern cinema-goers, it has often been the sexually-charged and colourful nature of many contemporary Spanish films, which has made them popular world-wide and led directors and stars such as Almodovar, Banderas and Penelope Cruz to be welcomed by Hollywood. Using original interview material with Spanish Cinema luminaries such as Carlos Saura, Julio Medem, Imanol Uribe and Elias Querejeta, Rob Stone charts a history of Spanish Cinema throughout the turbulent Francoist years and beyond. The book aims to provide a broad introduction to Spanish Cinema.
Reviews / Votes
Rob Stone's 'Spanish Cinema' is a treasure trove of aficionados and novices alike. It leaves you impatient to seek out hundreds of rare gems and revisit many more familiar classics from Almodovar to Saura, Bunuel to Medem. Stone has plenty to say about Spanish history and society too. Artists and critics, pleasure and politics: it's all there in the mix. Tom Charity, Time OutMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-43715-9 (9780582437159)
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Person
Stone, Rob
Content
1. By way of Elias Querejeta - An overview of Spanish cinema
2. Leaving the church - Early Spanish cinema
3. Under Franco - Spanish cinema during the dictatorship
4. Another reality - Carlos Saura
5. Spirits and secrets - Four films about childhood
6. Over Franco - Spanish cinema in transition
7. An independent style - Basque cinema and Imanol Uribe
8. Projections of desire - Julio Medem
9. Seeing stars - Banderas, Abril, Bardem, Cruz
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index
2. Leaving the church - Early Spanish cinema
3. Under Franco - Spanish cinema during the dictatorship
4. Another reality - Carlos Saura
5. Spirits and secrets - Four films about childhood
6. Over Franco - Spanish cinema in transition
7. An independent style - Basque cinema and Imanol Uribe
8. Projections of desire - Julio Medem
9. Seeing stars - Banderas, Abril, Bardem, Cruz
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index