This thorough account of the life and films of the Spanish-Basque filmmaker Julio Medem is the first book in English on the internationally renowned writer-director of Vacas, La ardilla roja (Red Squirrel), Tierra, Los amantes del C�rculo Polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle), Luc�a y el sexo (Sex and Luc�a), La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra (Basque Ball) and Ca�tica Ana (Chaotic Ana), Initial chapters explore Medem's childhood, adolescence and education and examine his earliest short films and critical writings against a background of a dramatically changing Spain. Later chapters provide accounts of the genesis, production and release of Medem's challenging and sensual films, which feed into complex but lucid analyses of their meanings, both political and personal, in which Stone draws on traditions and innovations in Basque art, Spanish cinema and European philosophy to create a complete and provocative portrait of Medem and his work.
| ISBN: | 9780719072000 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2007 |
| Author: | Rob Stone |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Series: | Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers |
| Genres: |
Film history, theory or criticism Film scripts and screenplays Biography: arts and entertainment |
This thorough account of the life and films of the Spanish-Basque filmmaker Julio Medem is the first book in English on the internationally renowned writer-director of Vacas, La ardilla roja (Red Squirrel), Tierra, Los amantes del C�rculo Polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle), Luc�a y el sexo (Sex and Luc�a), La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra (Basque Ball) and Ca�tica Ana (Chaotic Ana), Initial chapters explore Medem's childhood, adolescence and education and examine his earliest short films and critical writings against a background of a dramatically changing Spain. Later chapters provide accounts of the genesis, production and release of Medem's challenging and sensual films, which feed into complex but lucid analyses of their meanings, both political and personal, in which Stone draws on traditions and innovations in Basque art, Spanish cinema and European philosophy to create a complete and provocative portrait of Medem and his work.
Julio Medem features in the following genres: Film history, theory or criticism, Film scripts and screenplays, Biography: arts and entertainment
Julio Medem is available in Hardback
Julio Medem was written by Rob Stone and published by Manchester University Press
Julio Medem has 236 pages
Yes it is part of Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers series
£76.50