Alejandro Amenabar

Known for his spectacular imagery, memorable soundtracks and challenging subject matter, Alejandro Amenábar makes a serious and socially aware 'middlebrow' cinema designed for global audiences. This is the first full-length study in English of the director's shorts and feature films, including Abre los ojos, The Others and Mar Adentro.

List of contents

1 Young Orson, King Midas and the emerging auteur
2 From film freak to jack-of-all-trades
3 The violent image: Tesis
4 Life, death and the Disneyland question: Abre los ojos
5 Clean, quiet, scary movies: The Others
6 Fighting to die: Mar Adentro
7 The rage of unreason: Agora
8 Afterword/post-script
Index

About the author

Barry Jordan is Professor of European Cinema and Culture at De Montfort University, Leicester

Summary

Known for his spectacular imagery, memorable soundtracks and challenging subject matter, Alejandro Amenábar makes a serious and socially aware ‘middlebrow’ cinema designed for global audiences. This is the first full-length study in English of the director's shorts and feature films, including Abre los ojos, The Others and Mar Adentro. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Barry Jordan
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781526139412
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3941-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers; Spanish and Latin American Fil; Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet