A companion to Spanish cinema
By: edited by Jo Labanyi and Tatjana Pavlovic
Edition: 1
Series: Wiley-Blackwell companions to national cinemas
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405194389
Subjects: Motion pictures; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Description: "A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newly commissioned essays written by top international scholars that thoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic, theoretical and historic perspectives.  Presents an insightful and provocative collection of newly commissioned essays and original research by top international scholars from a variety of theoretical, disciplinary and geographical perspectives   Offers a systematic historical, thematic, and theoretical approach to Spanish cinema, unique in the field  Combines a thorough and insightful study of a wide spectrum of topics and issues with in-depth textual analysis of specific films   Explores Spanish cinema's cultural, artistic, industrial, theoretical and commercial contexts pre- and post-1975 and the notion of a "national" cinema  Canonical directors and stars are examined alongside understudied directors, screenwriters, editors, and secondary actors  Presents original research on image and sound; genre; non-fiction film; institutions, audiences and industry; and relations to other media, as well as a theoretically-driven section designed to stimulate innovative research  "--

"A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newly commissioned essays written by top international scholars that thoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic, theoretical and historic perspectives"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.