The child in Spanish cinema /
In this full-length treatment of the child in Spanish cinema, Sarah Wright explores the ways that the cinematic child comes to represent 'prosthetic memory.' The central theme of the child and the monster is used to examine the relationship of the self to the past, and to cinema. Concentra...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press ;
2013.
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| Summary: | In this full-length treatment of the child in Spanish cinema, Sarah Wright explores the ways that the cinematic child comes to represent 'prosthetic memory.' The central theme of the child and the monster is used to examine the relationship of the self to the past, and to cinema. Concentrating on films from the 1950s to the present day, the book explores religious films, musicals, 'art-house horror,' science fiction, social realism and fantasy. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [160]-178) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780719090523 0719090520 |