A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newlycommissioned essays written by top international scholars thatthoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic,theoretical and historic perspectives.
* Presents an insightful and provocative collection of newlycommissioned essays and original research by top internationalscholars from a variety of theoretical, disciplinary andgeographical perspectives
* Offers a systematic historical, thematic, and theoreticalapproach to Spanish cinema, unique in the field
* Combines a thorough and insightful study of a wide spectrum oftopics and issues with in-depth textual analysis of specificfilms
* Explores Spanish cinema's cultural, artistic, industrial,theoretical and commercial contexts pre- and post-1975 and thenotion of a "national" cinema
* Canonical directors and stars are examined alongsideunderstudied directors, screenwriters, editors, and secondaryactors
* Presents original research on image and sound; genre;non-fiction film; institutions, audiences and industry; andrelations to other media, as well as a theoretically-driven sectiondesigned to stimulate innovative research