| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 322 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The petrified tears of General Franco : Kitsch and Facism in Jose Luis Saenz de Heredia's Raza -- Romancero Marroqui and the Francoist Kitsch politics of time -- Los ultimos de Filipinas : The Spatio-temporal coordinates of Francoism -- Surcos : Neorealism, film noir, and the puppet master -- Franco, ese hombre : From Kitsch-artist to Kitsch-man -- Viridiana : The world, the flesh, and the devil -- Balada triste de trompeta: Of ghosts and clowns -- Under the sign of Saturn : The labyrinth of moral choices in Francoist Spain |
| Summary |
This book examines five highly influential Francoist films produced from 1938 until 1964 and three later films by critically acclaimed directors Luis BuÃ³Âłuel, Guillermo del Toro, and Alex de la Iglesia that attempt to undermine Francoist aesthetics by re-imagining its visual and narrative cliches |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305), filmography (pages 305-310) , and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Kitsch gnd |
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Bibel Philemonbrief gnd |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Spain.
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Kitsch -- Spain
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Kitsch
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Motion pictures
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Franquismus
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Spain
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Spanien
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780748699230 |
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0748699236 |
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9781474444729 |
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1474444725 |
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9781474420426 |
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1474420427 |
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0748699244 |
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9780748699247 |
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