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Barcelona is one of the world's most beautiful cities. A permanent showcase of the work of acclaimed architect Antoni Gaudí, it also has a long and rich cinematic legacy. Great directors from all over the world - among them Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar and Michelangelo Antonioni - have set their films there. World Film Locations: Barcelona is the first book of its kind to explore the rich cinematic history of this seductive Catalonian city.
The illuminating essays collected here cover essential themes of the city's cinematic history, including the origins of cinema in Barcelona; the role of Ciutat Vella (old quarter) as a film set; the influential Barcelona School of the 1960s; the film presence of Gaudí and his work; changing attitudes and urban renewal before and after the 1992 Olympics; and the emergence of a new generation of female filmmakers that have made Barcelona the centre of their cinematic explorations. This book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of anyone enchanted by the beauty of Barcelona, whether in person on the big screen.
About the author
Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano is a senior lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences I at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain. He is on the editorial board of the journal Trama y Fondo.
Helio San Miguel has a Ph.D. in Philosophy and an M.F.A. in Film from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is currently editing a monographic issue for the Secuencias journal on the changes in Bollywood in the last two decades. He has contributed to World Film Locations: Madrid (Intellect), The Cinema of Latin America (Wallflower Press), and Tierra en Trance (Alianza Editorial). Helio teaches film at The New School in New York City and is the writer and director of Blindness, a 32-minute fiction film.
Summary
Barcelona is one of the world's most beautiful cities. Great directors from all over the world - among them Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, and Michelangelo Antonioni - have set their films there. This book explores the rich cinematic history of this seductive Catalonian city.
