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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feenstra, Pietsie
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2011, 2011
Series:Film culture in transition
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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)
Physical Description:325 pages illustrations
ISBN:9089643036
9789089643049
9789089643032
9089643044