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.

Table des matières

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

A propos de l'auteur

Barry Jordan is Professor of Hispanic Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester

Résumé

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. -- .

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Barry Jordan, Jordan Barry
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781526139412
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3941-2
• Pages: 320
• Thèmes: Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers; Spanish and Latin American Fil; Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Photographie, cinéma, vidéo, TV; Latin America, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Films, cinema, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General