Spanish cinema: dictatorship and survival, 1939-1975

Presentation and texts - Key films: Early Spanish Cinema - Republic - Dictatorship; Recent books in English

Presentation

El espíritu de la colmena
A light in the darkness?

 

Spanish cinema: dictatorship and survival, 1939-1975

 

Texts
The context: Spain in the 20th century
Films referred to

Key films
Early Spanish Cinema
Un chien andalou

An Andalusian dog
Luis Buñuel, 1928

Extract
- including interview with Buñuel (Fr)

Whole film: part 1 - part 2


Republic
La verbena de la paloma

The Dove Fair
Benito Perojo, 1935

Extract

Other extracts

verbena
Dictatorship
Bienvenido Mister Marshall

Welcome Mr Marshall!
Luis Berlanga, 1952

Extract
Transcription

Other extracts

La copla andaluza

The Andalusian copla (popular song)
Jerónimo Mihura, 1959

Extract

Other extracts

copla
Viridiana

Luis Buñuel, 1961

Extract

Other extracts

La caza

The hunt
Carlos Saura, 1965

Extract
Transcription

Other extracts

El espíritu de la colmena

The spirit of the beehive
Víctor Erice, 1973

Extract
Transcription

Other extracts


Recent books in English
The Cinema of Spain and Portugal

Alberto Mira
Wallflower Press, 2005
ISBN 1904764444, 9781904764441

Introduction
La Verbena de la Paloma
Viridiana
El Espíritu de la Colmena

cinemaofspain
Limited preview in Google books
Spanish National Cinema

Nuria Triana-Toribio
Routledge, 2003
ISBN 0415220599, 9780415220590

spanish national cinema
Limited preview in Google books
Spanish Popular Cinema

Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, Andrew Willis
Manchester University Press, 2004
ISBN 0719062837, 9780719062834

spanish popular cinema
Limited preview in Google books


Updated: 16 November, 2008
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