Daniel Calparsoro

by Davies, Ann

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Full title :Daniel Calparsoro / Ann Davies.

Summary

Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics. Reductively dismissed as a purveyor of crude violence by those critics lamenting a 'lost golden age' of Spanish filmmaking, Calparsoro's films reveal in fact a more complex interaction with trends and traditions in both Spanish and Hollywood cinema. This book is the first full-length study of the director's work, from his early social realist films set in the Basque Country to his later forays into the genres of the war and horror film. It offers an in-depth film-by-film analysis, while simultaneously exploring the function of the director in the contemporary Spanish context, the tension between directors and critics, and the question of national cinema in an area - the Basque Country - of heightened national and regional sensitivities.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2009

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Manchester University Press
Place of Publication:Manchester, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2009

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Made available via: manchesterhive.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (200 pages) : : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781847792860, 1847792863
DOI:10.7765/9781847792860
oclc:on1149149848
LC Classification:PN1998.3.C3496
Dewey Decimal:791.430233092

Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Part One -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Najwa Nimri: the interaction of director and star -- Part Two -- 3. *Salto al vacío*: opening up the void -- 4. *Pasajes*: paths through nowhere -- 5. *A ciegas*: the blind side of terrorism -- 6. *Asfalto*: violence *à trois* -- 7. *Guerreros*: Spanish alienation in a foreign landscape -- 8. *Ausentes*: shining a light on horror -- 9. Conclusion -- Filmography and synopses -- Bibliography -- Index.

Subjects

Calparsoro, Daniel Criticism, interpretation, etc Film scripts and screenplays Film, TV and radio filmmakers Motion picture producers and directors PERFORMING ARTS / Film Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma The Arts -- Performing arts