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Description for Spanish Cinema
Paperback. 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 dissenting eye on Spanish history and culture. Rob Stone charts a history of Spanish Cinema throughout the turbulent Francoist years and beyond. Series: Inside Film. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 651.
From the surrealist films of Luis Buñuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodóvar, 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 Almodóvar, Banderas and Penélope Cruz to be welcomed by Hollywood. Using original interview material with Spanish Cinema luminaries such as Carlos Saura, Julio Medem, Imanol Uribe and Elías Querejeta, Rob Stone charts ... Read more
From the surrealist films of Luis Buñuel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodóvar, 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 Almodóvar, Banderas and Penélope Cruz to be welcomed by Hollywood. Using original interview material with Spanish Cinema luminaries such as Carlos Saura, Julio Medem, Imanol Uribe and Elías Querejeta, Rob Stone charts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Inside Film
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582437159
SKU
V9780582437159
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Reviews for Spanish Cinema
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 ... Read more