The war that won't die: The Spanish Civil War in cinema

Synopsis

The war that won’t die charts the changing nature of cinematic depictions of the Spanish Civil War. In 1936, a significant number of artists, filmmakers and writers – from George Orwell and Pablo Picasso to Joris Ivens and Joan Miró – rallied to support the country’s democratically-elected Republican government. The arts have played an important role in shaping popular understandings of the Spanish Civil War and this book examines the specific role cinema has played in this process. The book’s focus is on fictional feature films produced within Spain and beyond its borders between the 1940s and the early years of the twenty-first century – including Hollywood blockbusters, East European films, the work of the avant garde in Paris and films produced under Franco’s censorial dictatorship. The book will appeal to scholars and students of Film, Media and Hispanic Studies, but also to historians and, indeed, anyone interested in why the Spanish Civil War remains such a contested political topic.

Copyright:

2012

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781526141842

Related ISBNs:

9780719078088, 9780719096532, 9780719078088, 9781526162663, 9780719096532, 9780719078088, 9781526162663, 9780719096532

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Date of Addition:

10/17/20

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N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture

Submitted By:

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