Daniel Calparsoro [[electronic resource] /] / Ann Davies

• Autore: Davies Ann <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.430233092
• Soggetto topico: Motion picture producers and directors - Spain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes filmography (p. [187]-191), bibliographical references (p. [192]-197) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Pt. I. The context. Introduction -- Najwa Nimri: the interaction of director and star -- pt. II. The films. Salto al vacío: opening up the void -- Pasajes: pathways through nowhere -- A ciegas: the blind side of Basque terrorism -- Asfalto: violence à trois -- Guerreros: Spanish alienation in a foreign landscape -- Ausentes: shining a light on horror -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: Daniel Calparsoro, a director who has provided a crucial contribution to the contemporary scene in Spanish and Basque cinema, has provoked strong reactions from the critics. Reductively dismissed as a purveyor of crude violence by those critics lamenting a 'lost golden age' of Spanish filmmaking, Calparsoro's films reveal in fact a more complex interaction with trends and traditions in both Spanish and Hollywood cinema.This book is the first full-length study of the director's work, from his early social realist films set in the Basque Country to his later forays into the genres of the war and
• Titolo autorizzato: Daniel Calparsoro
• ISBN: 1-78170-209-8; 1-84779-286-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465668503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Spanish and Latin American filmmakers.