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Director, actress, scriptwriter and producer Iciar Bollain is one of the liveliest of contemporary young Spanish filmmakers and the first female director to have had a film (Tambien la lluvia, 2010) shortlisted by the American Film Academy. Through detailed analysis of film form, socio-cultural contexts and conditions of production and consumption, this book opens up key issues on gender, production, film authorship, the mediation of socio-historical realities and the whole question of 'women's cinema'. Covering all aspects of Bollain's career, it begins by taking in her work in front of the camera, starting with her emergence as a teenage star in Victor Erice's El Sur (1983) and following on with discussions of her mature roles. Discussion of her work as a producer and director focus on production and form, as well as on the socio-historical contexts to which they belong. -- .

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Author:   Isabel Santaolalla ,  Nuria Triana-Toribio ,  Andy Willis
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
ISBN:  

9781526106971

ISBN 10:   1526106973
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   30 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: In front of the camera 1 El Sur (Victor Erice, 1983): teenage-star for the New Spanish Cinema 2 Un paraguas para tres (Felipe Vega, 1991): RomCom Bollain 3 Land and Freedom (Ken Loach, 1995): acting history without a script 4 Leo (Jose Luis Borau, 2000): redhead reckoning Part II: Behind the camera 1 Short films: shortcuts and longshots. Baja corazon (1992), Los amigos del muerto (1995), Amores que matan (2000), Por tu bien (2004) 2 Hola, ?estas sola? (1995): the roads to freedom 3 Flores de otro mundo (1999): homeward the women 4 Te doy mis ojos (2003): eyes wide open 5 Mataharis (2007): secrets, lies and truths 6 Tambien la lluvia (2010): El Dorado burning Conclusion Index -- .

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Isabel Santaolalla is Professor of Spanish and Film Studies at the University of Roehampton -- .

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