Contemporary Spanish Film from Fiction

by Thomas G. Deveny

Overview

Examines cinematic versions of post-Civil War narratives that had their debut during three key decades of recent Spanish cinema (1965-1995). These include classics of twentieth century Spanish literature by authors such as Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, and Luis Martín Santos, works by recent best-selling authors Antonio Muñoz Molina, Arturo Pérez Reverte, and Juan Madrid, and many others. Directors like Vicente Aranda, Víctor Erice, Mario Camus, and Pilar Miró show how literary material can be transformed into superb cinema.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810846920
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/1999
Pages:	478
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 8.42(h) x 1.44(d)

About the Author

Thomas G. Deveny is Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages at Western Maryland College in Westminster, Maryland. Professor Deveny has published numerous articles on Spanish film and Spanish literature, and he is author of Cain on Screen: Contemporary Spanish Cinema (Scarecrow Press, 1993).

Editorial Reviews

The analyses are often very detailed, and pay particular attention to relations between cinematic treatment and literary source.

Reference Reviews

...for anyone interested in a major genre of the Spanish cinema this volume will be essential reading.

Revista de Estudios Hispánicos

...a useful reference...

Classic Images

The depth and scale of the entries is outstanding. Deveny's research is of such thoroughness and detail that it will astound even the most informed reader... This invaluable publication will be of great interest to scholars of literature, film and indeed contemporary Spain...

British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America the Caribbean Portugal and Spain

The depth and scale of the entries is outstanding. Deveny's research is of such thoroughness and detail that it will astound even the most informed reader... This invaluable publication will be of great interest to scholars of literature, film and indeed contemporary Spain...--British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain

...for anyone interested in a major genre of the Spanish cinema this volume will be essential reading.--Revista de Estudios Hispánicos

...a useful reference...--Classic Images

From the Publisher

...for anyone interested in a major genre of the Spanish cinema this volume will be essential reading.

Revista de Estudios Hispánicos

The analyses are often very detailed, and pay particular attention to relations between cinematic treatment and literary source.

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The analyses are often very detailed, and pay particular attention to relations between cinematic treatment and literary source.

"American Reference Books Annual"

The depth and scale of the entries is outstanding. Deveny's research is of such thoroughness and detail that it will astound even the most informed reader... This invaluable publication will be of great interest to scholars of literature, film and indeed contemporary Spain...

British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America

...for anyone interested in a major genre of the Spanish cinema this volume will be essential reading.

Revista De Estudios Hispanicos