Alejandro Amen畸ar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526139412)

Since the release of his first feature (Tesis) in 1996, Alejandro Amen畸ar has become the 'golden boy' of Spanish filmmaking, its 'King Midas' - a bankable star director - whose brand virtually guarantees quality, big audiences and domestic box office success. He has directed three of the biggest grossing movies in Spanish film history and has enjoyed enormous international and critical acclaim (including an Oscar for Best Foreign Film for Mar Adentro/The Sea Inside, 2004). Having eclipsed Almodar, he now stands at the apex of the Spanish film industry and is widely regarded as Spain's best international director. This book seeks to explain how and why this happened.

With Alejandro Amen畸ar, Jordan provides the first full-length study in English of Amen畸ar's shorts and feature films. Known for his spectacular imagery, sophisticated editing, memorable sound-tracks and challenging subject matter, Jordan shows how Amen畸ar makes a serious and socially aware, exportable 'middlebrow' cinema, designed for global audiences. There is also a detailed analysis of his engagement with popular film genres as the basis for an auteur cinema, and Jordan incorporates a reappraisal of Amen畸ar's auteurism as fundamentally decentred and shared.

The book will be an essential resource for teachers, students, scholars and fans of Amen畸ar. It will also appeal to a wider readership, such as those who work in the film, media and culture industries as well as those who have a general interest in the best of Spanish, European and World cinema.

Author: Barry Jordan
ISBN-10: 1526139413
ISBN-13: 9781526139412
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d