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Title: Spanish Cinema


1
Spanish Cinema
  • Luis Buñuel (1900 -1983)
  • Carlos Saura (1932 - )
  • Pedro Almodóvar (1949 -)

2
  • National cinema not strong in early cinema
  • 1939 1975 Censored by Franco regime
  • 1949-1951 Brief period of neo-realism and
    freedom of expression
  • Luis Buñuel made most films outside Spain
  • 1975 enters world stage after Francos death

3
Luis Buñuel
  • Un chien andalou (w/Salvador Dali) 1929
  • Surreal
  • Dream like
  • Sets tone of future films
  • Los olvidados 1950
  • Homeless youth
  • Neo-realism and dream like
  • Viridiana
  • Made in Spain
  • Banned in Spain

4
Buñuel (cont.)
  • El Ángel exterminador 1966
  • existential
  • Surreal
  • Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie 1972
  • French production
  • Blurs dream and reality
  • Interruption of pleasure

5
Carlos Saura
  • El Jardín de las delicias 1970
  • Satire of wealthy
  • Carmen 1983
  • Part of trilogy
  • Dream and reality
  • Flamenco dance film
  • Goya 1999
  • Biography of painter
  • Brechtian distancing

6
Pedro Almodóvar
  • Dark Habits 1983
  • Heroin addicted nun
  • Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios 1988
  • Break through film
  • Feminist theme
  • Átame! 1990
  • Starred Antonio Banderas
  • Controversial
  • La Mala educación 2004
  • Child abuse by clergy

7
Spanish trademarks
  • Absurdity
  • Over the top
  • Dream/reality
  • Life as theater
  • Critiques of church and government

8
Other Spanish directors
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Espinazo del diablo, El 2001
  • Theme of dream/reality
  • Set in Francos Spain ca. 1939
  • Blade II 2002
  • Hellboy 2004
  • Alejandro Amenábar
  • Abre los ojos 1997
  • The Others 2001
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