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This is the first collection in English to focus exclusively on the various forms of popular film produced in Spain and to acknowledge the variety, range and depth of Spanish cinema. Contributors from across Hispanic, media and cultural studies explore a range of genres, from the musicals of the 1930s and 1940s to contemporary horror movies, historical epics of the 1940s and 1950s and contemporary representations of the Spanish Civil War. The book includes reappraisals of key popular directors such as Luis Garcia Berlanga and Antonio Mercero as well as critical analyses of celebrated stars like Marisol. It provides innovative consideration of the promotion and reception of horror in the 1960s, recollections of cinema-going in Madrid, and reflections on successful recent works such as 'Abre los Ojos' and 'Solas'. The contributors offer a range of critical and methodological perspectives, opening up new ways of analysing Spanish popular film. -- .
This collection concentrates on the analysis of cult movies, how
they are defined, who defines them and the cultural politics of
these definitions. The definition of the cult movie relies on a
sense of its distinction from the "mainstream" or "ordinary." This
also raises issues about the perception of it as an oppositional
form of cinema, and of its strained relationships to processes of
institutionalization and classification. In other words, cult movie
fandom has often presented itself as being in opposition to the
academy, commercial film industries and the media more generally,
but has been far more dependent on these forms than it has usually
been willing to admit. The international roster of essayists range
over the full and entertaining gamut of cult films from Dario
Argento, Spanish horror and Peter Jackson's New Zealand gorefests
to sexploitation, kung fu and sci-fi flicks.
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