This book offers lively readings, by established writers on Spanish cinema, of key films by leading directors working in the art-movie or 'auteurist' tradition. It aims to stike a balance between representative films, directors, and periods that range from 1952 to the present day. Each chapter concentrates on a single film and discusses it in accessible critical language.
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`Peter William Evans has assembled a fascinating guide to the achievements of twenty Spanish film-makers over a period of forty years, from the mid-1950s to 1995 ... This book will undoubtedly become a key text for students and specialists in Spanish film.' B.W.Ife, TLS, 21 July 2000
`twenty excellent studies of films ... covering significant landmarks of Spanish cinema over the period 1952-1995. ... For the reader onterested in one particular film or director, the book is a treat. Expert knowledge of cinema in general and of a director's work in particular combines with a sensitivity to Spanish history, society and politics, resulting in in-depth contexualized analyses of films. A random sample of the essays points to the originality, variety and often exceptional quality of the critical readings. ... The choice of directors and films ensures a high level of critical engagement, especially with reference to controversial topics.' Maria Donapetry, MLR, 96.I, 2001
`twenty excellent studies of films ... covering significant landmarks of Spanish cinema over the period 1952-1995. ... For the reader onterested in one particular film or director, the book is a treat. Expert knowledge of cinema in general and of a director's work in particular combines with a sensitivity to Spanish history, society and politics, resulting in in-depth contexualized analyses of films. A random sample of the essays points to the originality, variety and often exceptional quality of the critical readings. ... The choice of directors and films ensures a high level of critical engagement, especially with reference to controversial topics.' Maria Donapetry, MLR, 96.I, 2001
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Peter Evans is Professor of Hispanic Studies, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
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DESPITE calls for greater effort in production, distribution, and exhibition, the Spanish cinema-still of course overshadowed by Hollywood which continues to earn by far the lion's share of box-office income-has been in recent years, through its own devices, but also sometimes helped by state or TV (especially Canal +) sponsorship, experiencing something of a boom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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DESPITE calls for greater effort in production, distribution, and exhibition, the Spanish cinema-still of course overshadowed by Hollywood which continues to earn by far the lion's share of box-office income-has been in recent years, through its own devices, but also sometimes helped by state or TV (especially Canal +) sponsorship, experiencing something of a boom. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
erotetic principle, querida sehorita, vida alegre, oppositional directors, mitad del cielo, prophetic performance, para merecer esto, nuestro cine, regional cinema, sexual mobility, del bosque, substitute penis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Lope, New York, Civil War, Gary Cooper, Civil Guards, Oxford University Press, Bigas Luna, University of California Press, Basque Country, Blood Cinema, Laura Mulvey, Paul Julian Smith, Diaz Yanes, Marvin D'Lugo, Miguel de Molina, Victoria Abril, John Hopewell, Carlos Saura, Los Monegros, The Thrill, Angela Molina, Duke University Press, Luis Borau, Luis Cuadrado, Manuel Bandera New!
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