詳細資料ISBN:9780719075896 規格:精裝 / 311頁 / 3.2 X 14.6 X 22.9 CM / 普通級 內容簡介SINCE THE RELEASE OF HIS FIRST FEATURE (TESIS) IN 1996, ALEJANDRO AMEN獺BAR HAS BECOME THE "GOLDEN BOY" OF SPANISH FILMMAKING, ITS "KING MIDAS," A BANKABLE STAR DIRECTOR, WHOSE BRAND VIRTUALLY GUARANTEES QUALITY, BIG AUDIENCES, AND DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE SUCCESS. HE HAS DIRECTED THREE OF THE BIGGEST GROSSING MOVIES IN SPANISH FILM HISTORY AND HAS ENJOYED ENORMOUS INTERNATIONAL AND CRITICAL ACCLAIM (INCLUDING AN OSCAR FOR BEST FOREIGN FILM, FOR MAR ADENTRO/THE SEA INSIDE, 2004). WITH ALEJANDRO AMEN獺BAR, JORDAN PROVIDES THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH STUDY IN ENGLISH OF AMEN獺BAR'S SHORTS AND FEATURE FILMS. KNOWN FOR HIS SPECTACULAR IMAGERY, SOPHISTICATED EDITING, MEMORABLE SOUND TRACKS, AND CHALLENGING SUBJECT MATTER, JORDAN SHOWS HOW AMEN獺BAR MAKES A SERIOUS AND SOCIALLY-AWARE, EXPORTABLE "MIDDLEBROW'" CINEMA, DESIGNED FOR GLOBAL AUDIENCES. THERE IS ALSO A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF HIS ENGAGEMENT WITH POPULAR FILM GENRES AS THE BASIS FOR AN AUTEUR CINEMA, AND JORDAN INCORPORATES A REAPPRAISAL OF AMEN獺BAR'S AUTEURISM AS FUNDAMENTALLY DE-CENTERED AND SHARED. THE BOOK WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND FANS OF AMEN獺BAR. IT WILL ALSO APPEAL TO A WIDER READERSHIP, SUCH AS THOSE WHO WORK IN THE FILM, MEDIA, AND CULTURE INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE A GENERAL INTEREST IN THE BEST OF SPANISH, EUROPEAN, AND WORLD CINEMA. |