HP232 Screening Spain: Spanish Film in Context
| Module Code: HP232 |
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| Module Name: Screening Spain: Spanish Film in Context |
| Module Coordinator: Dr Tom Whittaker |
| Term 1 |
| Module Credits: 15 |
Module Description
What is the relationship between Spanish film and history? How has Spanish cinema contributed to the national imagination of Spain?
This course provides a detailed introduction to Spanish film from the 1960s until the present day. It explores the ways in which Spanish cinema has frequently explored, constructed and problematized Spanish nationhood across a diverse range of cinematic movements and genres. In studying the works of key directors such as Pedro Almod贸var, Alex de la Iglesia, Iciar Bolla铆n and Carla Sim贸n, the course considers how Spanish film has responded to key moments, crises and contradictions in Spanish history and society. The course will consider the practices of both Spanish art cinema and popular cinema alike, and closely examine these trends within their sociohistorical, political and industrial contexts.
The course is taught through a combination of weekly lectures and seminars, where students are expected to have watched the film in advance. The seminars will also enable students to develop their analytical skills of film.
Films studiedViridiana (Luis Bu帽uel, 1961) |
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El esp铆ritu de la colmena (V铆ctor Erice, 1973) |
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Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Pedro Almod贸var, 1988) |
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Vacas (Julio Medem, 1992) |
| Te doy mis ojos (Iciar Bolla铆n, 2004) |
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Balada triste de trompeta (Alex de la Iglesia, 2010) |
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础濒肠补谤谤脿蝉 (Carla Sim贸n, 2022) |
| O que arde (Oliver Laxe, 2019) |
