Spanish popular cinema (Inside Popular Film) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0719062837 ISBN 13: 9780719062834

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This is the first collection in English to focus exclusively on the various forms of popular film produced in Spain and to acknowledge the variety, range and depth of Spanish cinema. Contributors from across Hispanic, media and cultural studies explore a range of genres, from the musicals of the 1930s and 1940s to contemporary horror movies, historical epics of the 1940s and 1950s and contemporary representations of the Spanish Civil War. The book includes reappraisals of key popular directors such as Luis Garcia Berlanga and Antonio Mercero as well as critical analyses of celebrated stars like Marisol. It provides innovative consideration of the promotion and reception of horror in the 1960s, recollections of cinema-going in Madrid, and reflections on successful recent works such as 'Abre los Ojos' and 'Solas'. The contributors offer a range of critical and methodological perspectives, opening up new ways of analysing Spanish popular film. -- .

About this title

Synopsis:

This volume focuses on the various forms of popular films produced in Spain and acknowledges the variety, range and depth of Spanish cinema from the 1930s to the present day.

About the Author:

Antonio Lazaro Reboll is Lecturer in Spanish at the University of Kent. Andrew Willis is Senior Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford -- .

About this edition

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0719062837
• ISBN 13: 9780719062834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274
• Editor: Lázaro-Reboll Antonio, Willis Andrew