A Companion to Spanish Cinema

<i>A Companion to Spanish Cinema</i> 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.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>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 </li> <li>Offers a systematic historical, thematic, and theoretical approach to Spanish cinema, unique in the field</li> <li>Combines a thorough and insightful study of a wide spectrum of topics and issues with in-depth textual analysis of specific films</li> <li>Explores Spanish cinema’s cultural, artistic, industrial, theoretical and commercial contexts pre- and post-1975 and the notion of a “national” cinema</li> <li>Canonical directors and stars are examined alongside understudied directors, screenwriters, editors, and secondary actors</li> <li>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</li> </ul>