Alberto Mira is reader in Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University, where he teaches courses on Spanish Cinema, Classical Hollywood Narration, and Stars and Audiences. He has published extensively on Francoist cinema, gender in Spanish cinema, Iván Zulueta, and Pedro Almodóvar.
Mira (Oxford Brookes Univ., UK) has produced a timely and detailed
reference guide to the cinema of Spain. Beginning with a chronology
that encompasses a brief overview of events in Spanish history and
major film releases and prizes, the introduction expands on the
development of Spanish cinema by period, covering 1896 to 2008. The
main body of the work, however, is the extensive dictionary, which
presents key Spanish film titles, actors, institutes, and
directors....The book's final section—the bibliography—will prove
to be extremely useful for students and librarians alike as it
organizes comprehensive Spanish and English language criticism and
resources by time period, Spanish region, and major directors and
actors....Recommended
*CHOICE*
This valuable reference explores the shape, evolution, and lasting
influence of Spanish cinema via informative, alphabetized profiles
of Spanish producers, directors, cinematographers, film companies,
actors, and landmark films. Entries are multiple paragraphs long
and illuminate both the symbolic details of films and the creative
hallmarks of filmmakers. Mira (Cinema of Spain and Portugal) opens
with a chronology and a fascinating 30-page essay charting Spanish
cinema's initial development, its value as an instrument of
self-definition, and its repeated adaptation for political or
historically recuperative ends. An excellent cultural studies
resource.
*Library Journal*
Given the interest in Spanish cinema as a module at academic
institutions offering courses in Hispanic studies or cinema
studies, the volume is certain of success. It is both an excellent
reference source as well as a volume to browse and provides a
veritable wealth of information, bringing together in one handy
volume material not readily available elsewhere.
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