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Book SynopsisNow available in paperback! Cinema often relies on novels or short stories for narrative material. Contemporary Spanish Film from Fiction examines cinematic versions of post-Civil War narratives that had their debut during three key decades of recent Spanish cinema (1965-1995). This study begins with an overview of the critical problems of screen adaptation and offers a global analysis that examines film adaptations of works by fifty-seven authors. These include classics of twentieth century Spanish literature by authors such as Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, and Luis Martín Santos, works by recent best-selling authors Antonio Muñoz Molina, Arturo Pérez Reverte, Juan Madrid, and many others. Directors like Vicente Aranda, Mario Camus, and Pilar Miró show how literary material can be transformed into superb cinema. Spain''s dramatic transition from dictatorship to democracy allowed new freedoms on the Spanish screen. Screen adaptations of Spanish narratives often reexamine Spain''s
Trade ReviewThe analyses are often very detailed, and pay particular attention to relations between cinematic treatment and literary source. * Reference Reviews *
The depth and scale of the entries is outstanding. Deveny's research is of such thoroughness and detail that it will astound even the most informed reader... This invaluable publication will be of great interest to scholars of literature, film and indeed contemporary Spain... * British Bulletin of Publications on Latin America, the Caribbean, Portugal and Spain *
...for anyone interested in a major genre of the Spanish cinema this volume will be essential reading. * Revista de Estudios Hispánicos *
...a useful reference... * Classic Images *
