The Cinema of ALex De La Iglesia (Hardcover)

Alex de la Iglesia, initially championed by Pedro Almodovar, and at one time the enfant terrible of Spanish film, still makes film critics nervous. The director of some of the most important films of the Post-Franco era - Accion mutante, El dia de la bestia, Muertos de risa - receives here the first full length study of his work. Breaking away from the pious tradition of acclaiming art-house auteurs, The cinema of Alex de la Iglesia tackles a new sort of beast: the popular auteur, who brings the provocation of the avant-garde to popular genres such as horror and comedy. This book brings together Anglo-American film theory, an exploration of the legal and economic history of Spanish audio-visual culture, a comprehensive knowledge of Spanish cultural forms and traditions (esperpento, sainete costumbrista) with a detailed textual analysis of all of Alex de la Iglesia's seven feature films. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Spanish and Latin-American Filmmakers
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Andy Willis • Nuria Triana-Toribio • Peter Buse
Index compiled by:	Chantal Hamil
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-7136-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-7136-4
Barcode:	9780719071362

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