The Cinema of Spain and Portugal
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The Cinema of Spain and Portugal by Alberto Mira
An overview of Spanish and Portuguese cinema, this volume contains 24 essays, each on a separate seminal film from the region. Films from the early era of cinema up to the present day are featured, from directors such as Florián Rey, Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis Bunuel, Víctor Erice, Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, Pedro Almodóvar and João Cesar Monteiro. As well as discussions of genre and influences, The Cinema of Spain & Portugal includes in depth studies of films such as La Aldita Maldita (1930, 1947), Death of a Cyclist (1955), Viridiana (1961), Spirit of the Beehive (1973), Abraham's Valley (1993), Tierra (1995), All About My Mother (1999), and Torrente (1998).
Alberto Mira is reader in film studies at Oxford Brookes University. He is the editor of The Cinema of Spain and Portugal (Wallflower, 2005) and the author of the Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema, second edition (2019) as well as several Spanish-language books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904764441 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904764444 |
| Title | The Cinema of Spain and Portugal |
| Author | Alberto Mira |
| Series | 24 Frames Ser |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wallflower Press |
| Year published | 2005-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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