Willis / Triana-Toribio / Buse The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84779-166-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten

Reihe: Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers

The first book in English about Álex de la Iglesia, critically acclaimed former protégé of Pedro Almodóvar, and one of the highest grossing directors in Spain and Latin America. De la Iglesia’s cinema is representative of a new generation of Spanish and European directors who combine avant-garde strategies with forms such as comedy and horror.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Willis, Andy

Triana-Toribio, Nuria

Buse, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Acción mutante: against the conspiracy of boredom
2. El día de la bestia: comedy, sub-cultures, televisión
3. Perdita Durango: the body, sex, and Mexico
4. Muertos de risa: comedy, television, history
5. La comunidad: modernity and the cinematic past
6. 800 balas: undoing the ignominy of boyhood
7. Crimen ferpecto: the mise-en-scène of mise-en-scène
Conclusion
Filmography

Über Autor(innen)

Willis Andy:
Andrew Willis is Senior Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of SalfordTriana-Toribio Nuria:
Núria Triana-Toribio is Senior Lecturer in Spanish at the University of ManchesterBuse Peter:
Peter Buse is Lecturer in English and a member of the European Studies Research Institute at the University of SalfordAndrew Willis is Senior Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford