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Spanish Cinema (Inside Film) Book

From the surrealist films of Luis Bunuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodovar, Spain has produced film-makers who have consistently provided a condoning or...Read More

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    The Inside Film Series kicks off with an exploration of Spanish Cinema, from filmmakers like Luis Bunuel and Pedro Almodovar to actors and stars like Antonio Banderas.

    • Provides a broad introduction to Spanish Cinema and traces the development of various themes and film movements.
    • Examines the Civil War and Dictatorship in the Spanish Cinema, early Spanish and Basque Cinema and sex and the new star system.
    • Includes chapters on Carlos Saura and Julio Medem and offers an examination of directors who are emblematic of different periods in Spanish Cinema and Spanish history.
    Spain has produced many exciting and distinctive filmmakers such as Luis Bunuel and Pedro Almodovar. It's cinema has a rich and interesting history and can itself be used to look at many aspects of Spanish history and culture. For modern cinema goers it has often been the sexually charged and colorful nature of many contemporary Spanish films which has made them popular world wide and led directors or stars, like Antonio Banderas, to be welcomed by Hollywood. In this volume, the first in the Inside Film Series, Robert Stone provides a broad introduction to Spanish Cinema including its stars and directors and traces the development of themes and movements in the Spanish Cinema. Spanish Cinema is well illustrated with representative stills and includes a thorough bibliography, index and list of resources.

    Robert Stone writes for Time Out magazine and is at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

  • 0582437156
  • 9780582437159
  • Dr Rob Stone
  • 14 November 2001
  • Longman
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 232
  • 1
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