{"product_id":"alejandro-amenabar-9781526139412","title":"Alejandro AmenáBar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the release of his first feature in 1996, Alejandro Amenábar has become the ‘golden boy’ of Spanish filmmaking, a bankable star director whose brand virtually guarantees quality, big audiences and domestic box office success. He has directed three of the highest-grossing movies in Spanish film history and has enjoyed enormous international and critical acclaim, including an Oscar for Best Foreign Film for \u003ci\u003eMar Adentro\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eThe Sea Inside\u003c\/i\u003e, 2004. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is the first full-length study in English of Amenábar’s shorts and feature films. It provides detailed analysis of his engagement with popular film genres as the basis for an auteur cinema and incorporates a reappraisal of his auteurism as fundamentally decentred and shared. An essential resource for students, scholars and fans of Amenábar, the book will also appeal to a wider readership, including professionals 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1\tYoung Orson, King Midas and the emerging auteur\u003cbr\u003e2\tFrom film freak to jack-of-all-trades\u003cbr\u003e3\tThe violent image: \u003ci\u003eTesis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4\tLife, death and the Disneyland question: \u003ci\u003eAbre los ojos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5\tClean, quiet, scary movies: \u003ci\u003eThe Others\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6\tFighting to die: \u003ci\u003eMar Adentro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7\tThe rage of unreason: \u003ci\u003eAgora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8\tAfterword\/post-script\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041001275735,"sku":"9781526139412","price":21.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526139412.jpg?v=1750948557","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/alejandro-amenabar-9781526139412","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}