New mythological figures in Spanish cinema dissident bodies under Franco

After General Francisco Franco died in 1975, Spanish cinema was bursting at the seams. Many film directors broke free from the ancient taboos which had reigned under Franco's dictatorship, introducing characters who transgressed the traditional borders of social, cultural, and sexual identities...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feenstra, Pietsie (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2011.
Amsterdam : [2012]
Edition:1st ed
Series:Film culture in transition
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436837906719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. From prohibition to clear exhibition: how to read into these film-images?
  • 2. The liberation of women
  • 3. The homosexual body on stage
  • 4. The delinquent's body out of focus
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Photography credits
  • Index