Julio Medem (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780719072017)

This thorough account of the life and films of the Spanish-Basque filmmaker Julio Medem is the first book in English on the internationally renowned writer-director of Vacas, La ardilla roja (Red Squirrel), Tierra, Los amantes del C叝culo Polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle), Luc僘 y el sexo (Sex and Luc僘), La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra (Basque Ball) and Caica Ana (Chaotic Ana),

Initial chapters explore Medem's childhood, adolescence and education and examine his earliest short films and critical writings against a background of a dramatically changing Spain. Later chapters provide accounts of the genesis, production and release of Medem's challenging and sensual films, which feed into complex but lucid analyses of their meanings, both political and personal, in which Stone draws on traditions and innovations in Basque art, Spanish cinema and European philosophy to create a complete and provocative portrait of Medem and his work.

Author: Robert Stone
ISBN-10: 0719072018
ISBN-13: 9780719072017
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2012
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d