| Popular Spanish Film Under Franco: Comedy and the Weakening of the State 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Marsh, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349520535 ISBN-13: 9781349520534 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 8" (0.52 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Popular Spanish Film Under Franco is the first book of its kind to analyze cinematic comedy during the initial two decades of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Focusing on the intersection between popular culture and political populism, it breaks new theoretical ground in re-evaluating the policies of the regime and the tactics employed by those who sought to undermine it. Its cultural studies approach - combining Gramsci, de Certeau and Bakhtin - interrogates the ambiguous nature of subversion and challenges common assumptions concerning post-war Spanish film. |