From the surrealist films of Luis Buntilde;uel to the colourful melodramas of Pedro Almodoacute;var; Spain has produced a wealth of exciting and distinctive film-makers who have consistently provided a condoning or dissenting eye on Spanish history and culture. For modern cinema-goers; it has often been the sexually-charged and colourful nature of many contemporary Spanish films; which has made them popular world-wide and led directors and stars such as Almodoacute;var; Banderas and Peneacute;lope Cruz to be welcomed by Hollywood. Using original interview material with Spanish Cinema luminaries such as Carlos Saura; Julio Medem; Imanol Uribe and Eliacute;as Querejeta; Rob Stone charts a history of Spanish Cinema throughout the turbulent Francoist years and beyond. The book aims to provide a broad introduction to Spanish Cinema; the nine chapters divided into four types:chapters on Spanish Cinema during the Dictatorship and following the transition to democracy survey current debate and opinion while tracing the development of themes and film movements throughout those periods. chapters on early Spanish cinema and Basque cinema present vital and fascinating aspects of Spanish cinema that have previously been ignored chapters on childhood in Spanish cinema; and sex and the new star system offer new pathways into the study of Spanish cinema chapters on Carlos Saura; Eliacute;as Querejeta and Julio Medem offer specific case studies of film-makers who are emblematic of different periods in Spanish cinema and; indeed; Spanish history As with other titles in the Inside Film series; the book is comprehensively illustrated with representative stills and has a thorough bibliography; index and list of resources.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. DissapointedBy Inger Tveraring;moThere were sadly too many uggly AJ pages in this book....or uggly is a wrong word cause there are no mistakes in art. Lets rather say they were not the kind of pages I find beautiful and interesting.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Cat SmilesNot my favorite book because it is too much collage art and not enough painting drawing type journaling.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great for inspirationBy AmyKIve been wanting to get into making an art journal; and I love this version of "scrapbooking" that intermixes art with verbal expression; so this book really provides a variety of ideas for creating a personal masterpiece. Many are very intricate; but Im good at seeing ways to blend concepts. There are no "how-to" segments in this book; so if youre looking for the "how" of creating pages for your art journal or arent able to see how the artists created their pages; you might want to look into taking a class or finding a DIY book on the subject.
