A Companion to Spanish Cinema (Wiley Blackwell Companions to National Cinemas) - Hardcover

"The serial context that frames the publication of A Companion to Spanish Cinema should not detract from its status as a true event in the field of Spanish cinema studies in the English language. This volume, expertly compiled by Jo Labanyi and Tatjana Pavlovic, reads as a 'who's who' in the field of Spanish film studies; more to the point, it provides a reliable guide to key critical topics in the history of Spanish cinema - from its beginnings to the contemporary moment - and an authoritative intervention from multiple perspectives." (Screen, Spring 2014) "Well-illustrated and with excellent notes and suggestions for further reading, as well as a useful index, this volume will appeal to a wide audience and sets a high standard for other volumes in the series."(Reference Reviews, 1 September 2013) "Many of the individual chapters draw on a chronological approach, but this clearly organized history is unique for its thematic structure. Topics slighted in conventional histories receive their due here ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 September 2013)

A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newly commissioned essays written by top international scholars that thoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic, theoretical and historic perspectives. * Presents an insightful and provocative collection of newly commissioned essays and original research by top international scholars from a variety of theoretical, disciplinary and geographical perspectives * Offers a systematic historical, thematic, and theoretical approach to Spanish cinema, unique in the field * Combines a thorough and insightful study of a wide spectrum of topics and issues with in-depth textual analysis of specific films * Explores Spanish cinema s cultural, artistic, industrial, theoretical and commercial contexts pre- and post-1975 and the notion of a national cinema * Canonical directors and stars are examined alongside understudied directors, screenwriters, editors, and secondary actors * Presents original research on image and sound; genre; non-fiction film; institutions, audiences and industry; and relations to other media, as well as a theoretically-driven section designed to stimulate innovative research