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New mythological figures in Spanish cinema 1975-1996 : dissident bodies under Franco / Pietsie Feenstra.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Film culture in transitionPublication details: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (325 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9048514037
  • 9789048514038
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: New Mythological Figures in Spanish Cinema 1975-1996.DDC classification:
  • 791.430946 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1993.5.S7 F44 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
From prohibition to clear exhibition: how to read into these film-images? -- The liberation of women -- The homosexual body on stage -- The delinquent's body out of focus.
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).
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E-books E-books Hugenote College Main Campus Digital version Not for loan Only accessible on campus.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-320) and index.

From prohibition to clear exhibition: how to read into these film-images? -- The liberation of women -- The homosexual body on stage -- The delinquent's body out of focus.

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).

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