New mythological figures in Spanish cinema 1975-1996 : dissident bodies under Franco /
In the 1970s, especially after Franco's death in 1975, Spanish cinema was bursting at the seams. Numerous film directors broke free from the ancient taboos which had reigned under the dictatorship. They introduced characters who, through their bodies, transgress the traditional borders of socia...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Film culture in transition.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the 1970s, especially after Franco's death in 1975, Spanish cinema was bursting at the seams. Numerous film directors broke free from the ancient taboos which had reigned under the dictatorship. They introduced characters who, through their bodies, transgress the traditional borders of social, cultural and sexual identities. Post- Franco cinema exhibits women, homosexuals, transsexuals, and delinquents in new and challenging ways. Under Franco rule, all of these dissident bodies were 'lost'. Here, they reflect new mythological figures, inhabiting an idealised body form (a prototypical body). |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-320) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048514038 9048514037 |