A Companion to Spanish Cinema (eBook)

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