Description
Book SynopsisBarcelona is one of the world’s most beautiful cities. A permanent showcase of the work of acclaimed architect Antoni Gaudí, it also has a long and rich cinematic legacy. Great directors from all over the world – among them Woody Allen, Pedro Almodóvar and Michelangelo Antonioni – have set their films there.
World Film Locations: Barcelona is the first book of its kind to explore the rich cinematic history of this seductive Catalonian city. The illuminating essays collected here cover essential themes of the city’s cinematic history, including the origins of cinema in Barcelona; the role of Ciutat Vella (old quarter) as a film set; the influential Barcelona School of the 1960s; the film presence of Gaudí and his work; changing attitudes and urban renewal before and after the 1992 Olympics; and the emergence of a new generation of female filmmakers that have made Barcelona the centre of their cinematic explorations. This book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of anyone enchanted by the beauty of Barcelona, whether in person on the big screen.
Table of ContentsMaps/Scenes
Scenes 1-8 – 1908–1963
Scenes 9-16 – 1963–1978
Scenes 17-24 – 1978–1995
Scenes 25-32 – 1996–2003
Scenes 33-29 – 2003–2008
Scenes 40-46 – 2009–2011
Essays
Barcelona: City of the Imagination – Helio San Miguel and Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano
Barcelona at the Dawn of Silent Cinema – Joan M. Minguet Batllori
In the Beginning There Were the Taverns: From Barcelona's Old Town to the New Cinema – Javier Rioyo
The Barcelona School: A Mirror of Two Cities – Esteve Riambau
Love Letters to Barcelona: Antoni Gaudí in Film – Javier H. Estrada
The Olympic Effect: Barcelona through the Eyes of the American Beholder – John D. Sanderson
Contemporary Barcelona through the Female Eye – María Camí-Vela
