Great Spanish Films Since 1950

Great Spanish Films Since 1950

Author: Ronald Schwartz

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2008-09-05

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 1461696615

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When it began, modern Spanish cinema was under strict censorship, forced to conform to the ideological demands of the Nationalist regime. In 1950, the New Spanish Cinema was born as a protest over General Francisco Franco's policies: a new series of directors and films began to move away from the conformist line to offer a bold brand of Spanish realism. In the 1950s and early 1960s, filmmakers such as Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga, and Luis Buñuel expressed a liberal image of Spain to the world in such films as Muerte de un ciclista (Death of a Cyclist), Bienvenido Señor Marshall (Welcome Mr. Marshall), and Viridiana. The emergence of new directors continued into the sixties and seventies with Carlos Saura, José Luis Borau, Víctor Erice, and others. After Franco's death in 1975, censorship was abolished and films openly explored such formerly taboo subjects as sexuality, drugs, the church, the army, and the Civil War. The Spanish cinema was no longer escapist and entertaining but, at long last, mirrored the society it depicted. While established directors like Saura, Bardem, and Berlanga continued to produce distinguished work, the "new wave" of Spanish cinema included brilliant films by the likes of Montxo Armendáriz (Tasio), Fernando Trueba (First Work), Imanol Uribe (The Death of Mikel), and Pedro Almodóvar (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown). In the last couple of decades, exciting works by established filmmakers and newcomers alike continue to be produced, including Alejandro Amenábar's Thesis, José Luis Garcí's The Grandfather, and Almodóvar's Talk to Her and Volver. In Great Spanish Films Since 1950, Ronald Schwartz presents a compendium of outstanding Spanish films from the pre-Francoist era through the Spanish New Wave of the 80's and 90's and into the present day. Schwartz provides background, plot, and commentaries of key films from six decades of Spanish cinema. In addition to identifying


Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema

Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema

Author: Alberto Mira Nouselles

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0810859572

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Emerging as one of the most exciting, fascinating, and special kinds of filmmaking in the world, Spanish cinema has been producing excellent directors, actors, and films for decades, including during the dark times of the Franco regime. With directors (Pedro Almodovar), actors and actresses (Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz), and films (Abre los ojos and Alatriste) amassing popularity, the outlook for Spanish cinema appears brighter than ever, and it is deservedly winning numerous fans abroad. --


Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema

Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema

Author: Alberto Mira

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-12-04

Total Pages: 603

ISBN-13: 1538122685

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Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema covers Spanish cinema, its treasures its constant attempts to break through internationally, reaching out towards universal themes and conventions, and the specific obstacles and opportunities that have shaped the careers of filmmakers and stars. This book contains a chronology, an introduction, an appendix and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on titles, movements, filmmakers and performers, and genres (such as homosexuality, nuevo cine español or horror). This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Spanish cinema.


The A to Z of Spanish Cinema

The A to Z of Spanish Cinema

Author: Alberto Mira

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 0810876221

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Emerging as one of the most exciting, fascinating, and special kinds of filmmaking in the world, Spanish cinema has been producing excellent directors, actors, and films for decades, including during the dark times of the Franco regime. With directors (Pedro Almodovar), actors and actresses (Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz), and films (Abre los ojos and Alatriste) amassing popularity, the outlook for Spanish cinema appears brighter than ever, and it is deservedly winning numerous fans abroad. --


The Cinema of Spain and Portugal

The Cinema of Spain and Portugal

Author: Alberto Mira

Publisher: Wallflower Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781904764441

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Providing an overview of Spanish and Portuguese cinema, this title contains 24 essays, each on a separate seminal film from the region, profiling work from the likes of Pedro Almodıvar and João Cesar Monteiro.


A Companion to Spanish Cinema

A Companion to Spanish Cinema

Author: Bernard P. E. Bentley

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 1855661764

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This volume offers a detailed chronological account of the history of Spanish cinema.


Censorship

Censorship

Author: Derek Jones

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2001-12-01

Total Pages: 2950

ISBN-13: 1136798641

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First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.


An Open Window

An Open Window

Author: Linda Channah Ehrlich

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 9780810837669

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The first book in English exclusively devoted to an analysis of the films of one of Spain's most important film directors, V'ctor Erice. Drawing on original essays, reprints, and new translations from an international group of writers, this anthology will help open a window into a deeper appreciation of Erice's three haunting feature-length films.


Blood Cinema

Blood Cinema

Author: Marsha Kinder

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1993-12-06

Total Pages: 567

ISBN-13: 0520081579

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"This is the most complete, in-depth, sophisticated study of Spanish cinema available in any language."—Marvin D'Lugo, author of The Films of Carlos Saura