Álex de la Iglesia, initially championed by Pedro Almodóvar, and at one time the enfant terrible of Spanish film, still makes film critics nervous. The director of some of the most important films of the Post-Franco era – Acción mutante, El día de la bestia, Muertos de risa – receives here the first full length study of his work. Breaking away from the pious tradition of acclaiming art-house auteurs, The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia tackles a new sort of beast: the popular auteur, who brings the provocation of the avant-garde to popular genres such as horror and comedy. This book brings together Anglo-American film theory, an exploration of the legal and economic history of Spanish audio-visual culture, a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish cultural forms and traditions (esperpento, sainete costumbrista) with a detailed textual analysis of all of Álex de la Iglesia’s seven feature films. -- .
| ISBN: | 9780719071379 |
| Publication date: | 1st September 2012 |
| Author: | Andy Willis, Nuria TrianaToribio, Peter Buse |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers |
| Genres: |
Film history, theory or criticism Film scripts and screenplays Biography: arts and entertainment |
Álex de la Iglesia, initially championed by Pedro Almodóvar, and at one time the enfant terrible of Spanish film, still makes film critics nervous. The director of some of the most important films of the Post-Franco era – Acción mutante, El día de la bestia, Muertos de risa – receives here the first full length study of his work. Breaking away from the pious tradition of acclaiming art-house auteurs, The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia tackles a new sort of beast: the popular auteur, who brings the provocation of the avant-garde to popular genres such as horror and comedy. This book brings together Anglo-American film theory, an exploration of the legal and economic history of Spanish audio-visual culture, a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish cultural forms and traditions (esperpento, sainete costumbrista) with a detailed textual analysis of all of Álex de la Iglesia’s seven feature films. -- .
The Cinema of ÁLex De La Iglesia features in the following genres: Film history, theory or criticism, Film scripts and screenplays, Biography: arts and entertainment
The Cinema of ÁLex De La Iglesia is available in Paperback
The Cinema of ÁLex De La Iglesia was written by Andy Willis, Nuria TrianaToribio, Peter Buse and published by Manchester University Press
The Cinema of ÁLex De La Iglesia has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers series
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