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The past four decades have seen the Spanish film industry rise from isolation in the 1970s to international recognition within European and World Cinema today. Exploring the cultural and political imperatives that governed this success, this book shows how Spanish film culture was deliberately and strategically shaped into its current form.>
List of contents
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1. The House is Built of the Stones That Were Available.- 2. And the Winner Is.- 3. Being Different: Almodóvar and the Academia.- 4. Rogue Males, 'Bad' films and 'Bad' loyalties: Santiago Segura and Álex de la Iglesia.- 5. There's No Such Thing as a Weak Enemy.- 6. Transatlantic Academia.- Epilogue.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.
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Nuria Triana Toribio's thorough biopsy of the Spanish Film Academy provides a lucid diagnosis of the condition of contemporary Spanish cinema and will enable vivid, challenging debate. Fascinating and hugely informative, this bracing book treats Spanish film cultures, both flowering and festering, as integral to the idea of Spanish cinema and is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand all the strategies that affect filmmaking in Spain. University of Birmingham Rob Stone
