Bunuel''s the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Sommario

Introduction; 1. The nomadic discourse of Luis Buñuel: a rambling overview Marsha Kinder; Part I. Overtures and Overtones: 1. Laughs with Buñuel Jose Luis Borau; 2. How Marilyn Monroe profoundly influenced The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie John Rechy; Part II. Recontextualizing The Discreet Charm: 3. Buñuel the realist: variations of a dream Juan Roberto Mora Catlett; 4. A cultural background to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Agustin Sanchez Vidal; 5. The discreet charm of the postmodern: the negotiating the great divide with the ultimate modernist Luis Buñuel, Victor Fuentes; Part III. Retheorizing Buñuel: 6. Buñuel in the cathedral of culture: reterritorializing the film auteur Marvin D'Lugo; 7. Unraveling entanglements of sex, narrative, and gender: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, and Belle de Jour Harmony Wu; 8. Buñuel's net work: the detour trilogy James Tobias; Part IV. Vintage Reviews.

Riassunto

The first collection of essays on Luis Buñuel's 1972 Oscar-winning The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. Combining some of the world's most distinguished scholars on Buñuel and Spanish cinema with new voices in cultural theory, this volume rethinks Buñuel's entire body of work, as well as this particular film.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marsha Kinder, Marsha (University of Southern California) Kinder
• Con la collaborazione di: Horton Andrew (Editore), Marsha Kinder (Editore), Kinder Marsha (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.01.1999
• EAN: 9780521568319
• ISBN: 978-0-521-56831-9
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Cambridge Film Handbooks
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV