Spanish cinema against itself indiana university press. An overview of film studies basics applied to spanish films. Maciel is a professor of history and film studies at the university of new mexico. Following are some of the bestknown filmmaking movements, in chronological order. Establishes prestige and the middlebrow as crucial new terms in spanish cinema studies. Spanish erotic cinema edinburgh university press books. List of books and articles about spanish cinema online. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to direct suggestions, comments, or complaints concerning any accessibility issues with rutgers web sites to. Having undergone dramatic transformation in past years, spanish film offers privileged area to study main features, novelties, contradictions, and tensions. The book aims to provide a broad introduction to spanish cinema, the nine chapters divided into four types.
Modes of representation in spanish cinema university of. Framed by film theory this book traces the works of understudied. Introduction course to italian cinema including silent films, neorealism, fascist productions, commedia allitaliana and experimentalism. Intellect books spanish cinema of the new millennium and. From the surrealist films of luis bunuel to the colourful melodramas of pedro almodovar, spain has produced a wealth of exciting and distinctive filmmakers who have consistently provided a condoning or dissenting eye on spanish history and culture. An introduction maps out the new terrain, taking into account the major changes which have been taking place in the context of spanish studies in both secondary and higher education. Through a series of close readings of films made in the republican period, under franco, in transition, and more recently under socialism, these contributors seek to present a clearer picture of the range and depth of spanish national cinema. A collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. Spanish cultural studies are still in their infancy and to date there has been little interdisciplinary work. A founding editor of the journal of spanish cultural studies, she edits the series remapping cultural history. Written by two of the most respected scholars in the field, spanish cinema provides students with comprehensive coverage of the topics covered in spanish film modules. From the first films screened in 1895 through the nickelodeon boom of the 1900s, film.
Rutgers, the state university of new jersey, an equal accessequal opportunity institution. Intellect books spanish cinema of the new millennium. For modern cinemagoers, it has often been the sexuallycharged and colourful nature of many contemporary spanish films. Religion and spanish film university of michigan press. Sixteen films, four new to this edition, motivates students in conversation, writing, and listening skills in addition to providing them with a broad and realworld experience with the culture of the spanishspeaking. A selfconscious movement beginning in danish cinema in the mid1990s, this filmmaking approach set up puritanical rules about how to make lowbudget. The art of motionpicture making within the kingdom of spain or by spanish filmmakers abroad is collectively known as spanish cinema in recent years, spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition. Use this catalog to find books available through other libraries. A preceptorial p is a class of usually no more than twelve students and an instructor in which discussion conducted in the language is the primary component. Spanish cinema in the global context is a muchneeded contribution to the already vast body of spanish film criticism because it moves beyond a national framework and incorporates examples of and references to many film traditions, thus questioning the appropriateness of the term national. Spanish cinema of the new millennium provides a new approach to the study of contemporary spanish cinema between 2000 and 2015, by analysing films that represent both high and popular culture side by side. A companion to spanish cinema wiley blackwell companions to.
Analyses spanish silent cinema and films of the franco era as well as contemporary examples. Interrogates films relations with other media, including literature, pictorial art and television. The book aims to provide a broad introduction to spanish cinema. Supported by a range of valuable pedagogic resources, this guides analytical focus makes it an indispensable resource for both students and teachers of spanish cinema. Cinema studies research guides at new york university. Cinema studies research guides at rutgers university. About the school of humanities school of humanities rice. About the school of humanities school of humanities. It addresses new questions in film studies, like prestige film and middlebrow cinema, and places these in. Digitalia ocho y medio cinema studies collection rutgers. A glossary of technical terms in english and spanish, as well as bibliographies of both english and spanish works.
What is consistent in many spanish book tomovie adaptations is that, regardless of the cultural origins of the book, the filmmakers are able to insert touches of spanish heritage and the quirks of. The making and unmaking of spanish cinema by nuria trianatoribio 2016, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Formerly published as studies in hispanic cinemas, the journal is dedicated to the study of the cinemas of spain, spanish and portuguese speaking south, central and north america, including the caribbean and brazil. With an ambitious scope and a roughly chronological coverage of a wide range of periods and mostly mainstream film genres from 1920s spanish film culture to the feminist cinema and queer male auteurs of the twentyfirst century, spanish erotic cinema is a distinctive landmark at the. Spanish film as a cultural institution is rarely divorced from the political and social currents that have shaped the larger spanish culture torn as it was between tendencies of localism and. Spanish cinema has firmly established itself on the international film scene over the last two decades, and is now an integral part of the syllabus for students of spanish and cinema studies. Considers the transnationality of spanish cinema throughout its century of existence. The essays reveal the farreaching shifts that have occurred in the spanish film scene, making essential reading for all interested in european cinema. He is distinguished professor in the hispanic and lusobrazilian program in the graduate center, city university of new york, and he was for twenty years professor of spanish at the university of cambridge. Spanish cinema after franco john hopewell, bfi, 1986. The two film cultures are represented by goyawinning films and the biggest boxoffice successes. An overview in the 100plus years since cinema was introduced to spain, spanish filmmakers and producers have faced staggering adversity. The focus is now upon a broader range of cultural forms. Spanish culture was tightly controlled under fascism, but after general francos death in 1975 liberated filmmakers produced an explosion of hedonistic cinema.
A history of spanish film explores spanish film from the beginnings of the industry to the present day by combining some of the most exciting work taking place in film studies with some of the most urgent questions that have preoccupied twentiethcentury spain. A searchable and browsable archive of fulltext core journals and books in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics. From the first films screened in 1895 through the nickelodeon boom of the 1900s, film was a sensational fairground attraction out to shock, fascinate and scandalise its audience. Cinema for spanish conversation fourth edition spanish. A students guide answers these and many more questions, providing crucial information and examples of analysis normally found in separate volumes. The chicago distribution center has reopened and is fulfilling orders. This is the first booklength study of spanish women filmmakers working from the 1920s through the 1990s, and of the larger impact of feminism on the works of male and female directors in spain.
Selected books in the greenwood library about spanish film. It addresses new questions in film studies, like prestige film and middlebrow cinema, and places these in the context of a country. It assesses the importance and impact of spanish queer cinema on the construction of lgbtq identities and experiences. To find material about a director, try a subject search. The cambridge companion to modern spanish culture, david t. The digitalia ocho y medio cinema studies ebook collection from digitalia offers the full text of approximately 150 spanish screenplays and works of criticism published by ocho y medio. Case studies on issues of national identity and gender in spanish cinema. Trying to get your head around global film history is a challenge, and so knowing the most important moments or movements over the decades is helpful. She is the author of numerous studies on spanishlanguage cinema from the 1930s to the present, with special focus on musical and historical film, melodrama and stardom, documentary and womens cinema. Overview of spanish cinema, from transition to our present days. Studies in hispanic cinemas now published as studies in.
Jo labanyi is professor of spanish at new york university, where she directs the king juan carlos i of spain center. What is consistent in many spanish booktomovie adaptations is that, regardless of the cultural origins of the book, the filmmakers are able to insert touches of spanish heritage and the quirks of. Spanish cinema is in many ways a microcosm of the tensions and conflicts that have shaped the evolution of the nation over the course of this century. 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. Apr 30, 2020 selected books in the greenwood library about spanish film. A companion to spanish cinema closes a gap in existing scholarship, presenting an insightful and provocative collection of newly commissioned essays.
Her book is absolutely recommended as an essential reading that not only assembles a miscellaneous list of movies and filmmakers from different periods and genres into a coherent and dynamic corpus, but also strengthens the interdisciplinary ties between film. An informative and thoughtprovoking book, spanish queer cinema is an essential read for students and scholars working in the fields of film studies, spanish studies and cultural studies. Real and imagined futures of spanish cinema by trianatoribio, nuria bulletin of hispanic studies, vol. Her book is absolutely recommended as an essential reading that not only assembles a miscellaneous list of movies and filmmakers from different periods and genres into a coherent and dynamic corpus, but also strengthens the interdisciplinary ties between film and religious studies. Theorizing masculinities in american culture and literature.
Spanish cinema against itself is an important intervention in spanish film studies and, indeed, in the scholarship on world cinema. The climate was turbulent from nearly the beginning. Elizabeth scarlett provides in religion and spanish film a much needed contribution to the field of hispanism. The school of humanities at rice university is a top liberal arts college rolled into a research university. Letters francois truffaut, translated by gilbert adair, faber. A system of classification derived from the practice and method of collaboratively creating and managing tags to annotate and categorize content. Spain lost the last of its colonies just two years after the first motion pictures were shown in the homeland. The usmexico border in contemporary cinema, and chicanos toward century s end 1 996. By analysing the chronological trajectory of the countrys most important. A very short introduction 2010 and the coedited volume europe and love in cinema 2012. Home cinema studies library guides at university of. A short history of spanish cinema film the guardian. Steven marsh, phd hispanic and italian studies university.
From 1917 into the 1920s, russian filmmakers experimented with radical ways to put films together, instigating avantgarde and documentary film. Its small scale, combined with its research focus, brings advantages to both the undergraduates and to the graduate students in its five phdgranting departments. Kathleen vernons teaching and research focus on contemporary spanish and latin american cinema, literature and popular culture. Study abroad spanish club cultura video series fun and probing, entertaining and educational, indigenous and international, the club cultura video series offers students a culturally rich tour of some of the most dynamic aspects of todays spanish speaking world. Page 281 dlugo is director of the screen studies program at clark university and author of the films of carlos saura. Marshs close attention to the rich archive of spanish alternative cinemas is welcome in itself, but he also brings these films into wider debates on the national and transnational. Ebooks are available in pdf format, and can be printed or. Spain movies a short history of spanish cinema beyond bunuel, spanish filmmakers struggled to make an international.
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