Spanish Cinema: A Student's Guide (Hodder Arnold Publication) - Softcover

Barry Jordan & Mark Allinson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340807458 ISBN 13: 9780340807453

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2005

Synopsis

How did the Franco dictatorship and subsequent transition to democracy impact upon Spanish film-making? What is meant by nuevo cine español or españolada ? How do you say close-up or tracking shot in Spanish? What sort of critical methods and tools can we apply to study Spanish cinema and what resources are available to us?<br/><br /><br/><br />Spanish Cinema: A Student s Guide answers these and many more questions, providing crucial information and examples of analysis normally found in separate volumes. Topics covered include:<br/><br />· A history of Spanish cinema from 1896 to 2003.<br/><br />· An overview of Film Studies Basics applied to Spanish films.<br/><br />· A review of key critical concepts such as auteurism, genre and stars.<br/><br />· A critical review of Spanish film theory.<br/><br />· Case studies on issues of national identity and gender in Spanish cinema.<br/><br />· A glossary of technical terms in English and Spanish, as well as bibliographies of both English and Spanish works.<br/><br /><br/><br />This book will be an indispensable resource for students and teachers of Spanish cinema.<br/><br /><br/><br />Also in this series:<br/><br />French Cinema: A Students Guide (0 340 76004 4)

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About the Author

Barry Jordan is Professor of European Cinema and Culture at De Montfort University, Leicester. <br />Mark Allinson is Professor of Spanish, University of Leicester.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340807458
• ISBN 13: 9780340807453
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240