{"product_id":"spanish-film-under-franco-virginia-higginbotham-9780292776036","title":"Spanish Film Under Franco","description":"\u003cp\u003e How does a totalitarian government influence the arts, and how do the arts respond? \u003ci\u003eSpanish Film Under Franco\u003c\/i\u003e raises these important questions, giving English speakers a starting point in their study of Spanish cinema. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After a brief overview of Spanish film before Franco, the author proceeds to a discussion of censorship as practiced by the Franco regime. The response of directors to censorship--the \"\u003ci\u003efranquista\u003c\/i\u003e aesthetic,\" or \"aesthetic of repression,\" with its highly metaphorical, oblique style--is explored in the works of Luis Buñuel, Carlos Saura, Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis García Berlanga, and other important directors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Virginia Higginbotham combines historical perspective with detailed critical analysis and interpretation of many famous Franco-era films. She shows how directors managed to evade the censors and raise public awareness of issues relating to the Spanish Civil War and the repressions of the Franco regime. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Film has always performed an educational function in Spain, reaching masses of poor and uneducated citizens. And sometimes, as this study also reveals, Spanish film has been ignored when the questions it raised became too painful or demanding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The author concludes with a look at post-Franco cinema and the directions it has taken. For anyone interested in modern Spanish film, this book will be essential reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Higginbotham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292776039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292776036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Virginia Higginbotham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48112858333439,"sku":"9780292776036","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae51b520-a25a-4da9-8d5c-99aee8e15f5e.jpg?v=1769611415","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spanish-film-under-franco-virginia-higginbotham-9780292776036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}