Spanish Cinema
«Peter William Evans has assembled a fascinating guide to the achievements of twenty Spanish film-makers over a period of forty years, from the mid-1950s to 1995 ... This book will undoubtedly become a key text for students and specialists in Spanish film.»
B.W.Ife, TLS, 21 July 2000
These readings of films by key directors working in the art-movie/"auteurist" field, aims to strike a balance between representative films, directors and periods. Each chapter concentrates on one film, taking into account film as an art form and the socio-historical contexts in which it was made. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198184157
- Utgivelsesår
- 1999
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«Peter William Evans has assembled a fascinating guide to the achievements of twenty Spanish film-makers over a period of forty years, from the mid-1950s to 1995 ... This book will undoubtedly become a key text for students and specialists in Spanish film.»
B.W.Ife, TLS, 21 July 2000
«twenty excellent studies of films ... covering significant landmarks of Spanish cinema over the period 1952-1995. ... For the reader onterested in one particular film or director, the book is a treat. Expert knowledge of cinema in general and of a director's work in particular combines with a sensitivity to Spanish history, society and politics, resulting in in-depth contexualized analyses of films. A random sample of the essays points to the originality, variety and often exceptional quality of the critical readings. ... The choice of directors and films ensures a high level of critical engagement, especially with reference to controversial topics.»
Maria Donapetry, MLR, 96.I, 2001