Examining the works of key directors such as Bunuel, Erice and Almodovar, as well as works from the popular cinema and television, this study explores how film portrays the political and cultural tensions related to the creation of a Spanish national identity.
Rape in art cinema
A collection of essays exploring the treatment of rape in the 'art cinema' genre. It highlights the prevalence and multiple functions of rape in this prestigious mode of filmmaking as well as questions the meaning of its ubiquity and versatility. It investigates the representati…
Lorca, Bunuel and Dali were, in their respective fields of poetry and theatre, cinema, and painting, three of the most imaginative creative artists of the twentieth century; their impact was felt far beyond the boundaries of their native Spain. But if individually they have been…
Lorca, Bunuel and Dali were, in their respective fields of poetry and theatre, cinema, and painting; their impact was felt far beyond the boundaries of their native Spain. But if individually they have been examined by many, their connected lives have rarely been considered. Thi…