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During the 1960s, Spain had one of the busiest film industries in Europe and, indeed, the world. In the first half of the decade, there were just under a hundred productions made on average per year, a number that rose as the decade progressed. And yet... very little is known, in the English-speaking world at least, about any of this bustling activity. Whereas directors of the period from Italy, Germany, France, and the UK are familiar to most people with an interest in cinema, the likes of Carlos Saura, Francisco Rovira Beleta and Luis García Berlanga have a rather lower profile, despite their winning numerous accolades across the world at the time. And then there were other filmmakers who plied their trade at a less elevated level; the likes of Eugenio Martín, José María Elorrieta and José Luis Madrid. Spanish Cult Cinema, Volume 1, is an examination of the whole range of Spanish cinema from 1960 to 1964. Within it, you can read about releases from popular genres including cine negro films (low budget, black and white thrillers), swashbucklers, war films, comedies, and westerns. You can discover more about productions ranging from the Oscar nominated Los tarantos to the poverty-row oater La tumba del pistolero, from Marco Ferreri's blacker-than-black comedy El cochecito to the little-known science fiction film La hora incógnita. Featuring over a hundred detailed and lavishly illustrated reviews, Spanish Cult Cinema, Volume 1 is an invaluable introduction to a criminally underexamined area of cinema history, making it an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in either Spanish or popular cinema.
This book investigates the vibrant and largely unknown Spanish film industry of the early 1960s. The author examines nearly a hundred productions made annually between 1960 and 1964, a period of prolific output that remains obscure in the English-speaking world. It highlights directors like Carlos Saura and Luis García Berlanga, alongside genre filmmakers such as Eugenio Martín, and explores a wide array of popular genres including thrillers, swashbucklers, war films, comedies, and westerns.
The book is presented as an invaluable introduction to an underexplored area of cinema history, making it an essential purchase for enthusiasts of Spanish or popular cinema. It aims to shed light on the prolific output of the Spanish film industry during the early 1960s, a period often overlooked in English-language film studies. The detailed reviews and illustrations are intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the era's diverse cinematic landscape. The work seeks to elevate the profile of Spanish directors and films that achieved international acclaim at the time.
Page Count:
348
Publication Date:
2021-05-05
Publisher:
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
ISBN-13:
9798748116763
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