The Cinema of Álex de la Iglesia

225 Pages·2008·4.15 MB·English

by  Peter Buse

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Spanish and Latin American Filmmakers
Series editors:
Núria Triana Toribio, University of Manchester
Andy Willis, University of Salford
Spanish and Latin American Filmmakersoffers a focus on new, and
reclaims previously neglected, filmmakers, and considers established
figures from new and different perspectives. Each volume places its
subject in a variety of critical and production contexts.
The series sees filmmakers as more than just auteurs, thus offering
an insight into the work and contexts of producers, writers, actors,
production companies and studios. The studies in this series take
into account the recent changes in Spanish and Latin American
film studies, such as the new emphasis on popular cinema, and the
influence of cultural studies in the analysis of films and of the film
cultures produced within the Spanish-speaking industries.
Already published
Julio Medem Rob Stone
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Copyright © Peter Buse, Núria Triana Toribio and Andy Willis 2007
The right of Peter Buse, Núria Triana Toribio and Andy Willis to be identified as the
authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright,
Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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Contents
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4 Acknowledgements ix
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Introduction 1
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2 El día de la bestia (1995): comedy, subcultures, television 53
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4 Muertos de risa(1999): comedy, television, history 97
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3 5 La comunidad(2000): modernity and the cinematic past 119
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6 800 balas(2002): undoing the ignominy of boyhood 139
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6 7 Crimen ferpecto(2004): the mise-en-scèneof
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4 (Joaquín Manchado). Courtesy of El Deseo. 1
5 1 Image from Crimen ferpecto(Mónica de Pascalis). Courtesy
6 of Pánico Films. 3
7 2 Image from 800 balas(Paola Ardizzoni and Emilio Pereda).
8 Courtesy of Pánico Films. 29
Frontispiece to Chapter 1: image from Acción mutante(Joaquín
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Manchado). Courtesy of El Deseo. 33
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3 Poster for Acción mutante(Joaquín Manchado). Courtesy of
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El Deseo. 49
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Frontispiece to Chapter 2: image from El día de la bestia(Pipo
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Fernández). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 53
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4 Image from El día de la bestia (Pipo Fernández). Courtesy of
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Lolafilms. 71
6 Frontispiece to Chapter 3: promotional image for Perdita Durango
7 (Eníac Martínez and Drew Carolan). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 77
8 5 Image from Perdita Durango(Eníac Martínez and Drew
9 Carolan). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 85
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1 Courtesy of Pánico Films. 91
2 Frontispiece to Chapter 4: image from Muertos de risa(Paola
3 Ardizzoni and Mónica de Pascalis). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 97
4 7 Image from Muertos de risa(Paola Ardizzoni and Mónica
de Pascalis). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 99
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Frontispiece to Chapter 5: image from La comunidad(Paola
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Ardizzoni and Mónica de Pascalis). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 119
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de Pascalis). Courtesy of Lolafilms. 128
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Frontispiece to Chapter 6: promotional image from 800 balas
(Ricky Davila). Courtesy of Pánico Films. 139
9 Image from 800 balas(Paola Ardizzoni and Emilio Pereda).
Courtesy of Pánico Films. 146
10 Photograph of 800 balasset (Paola Ardizzoni and Emilio
Pereda). Courtesy of Pánico Films. 156
Frontispiece to Chapter 7: image from Crimen ferpecto(Mónica de
Pascalis). Courtesy of Pánico Films. 161
11 Image from Crimen ferpecto(Mónica de Pascalis). Courtesy
of Pánico Films. 167
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Acknowledgements
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4 Chapter 1 in Tesserae: Journal of Spanish and Latin American Studies.The
5 School of Modern Languages at Liverpool University and the School of Media,
6 Music and Performance at Salford University provided us with timely
7 sabbaticals during the writing of this book, and the British Academy funded a
research trip to Madrid. Linda Pariser of Cornerhouse, Manchester, Jennifer
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Green of Screen International, Isabel Santaolalla, Carrie Hamilton, Nerea
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Barragán, Josep-Lluís Fecé, and Valeria Camporesi all provided us with
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research materials and advice. Valuable feedback on the final manuscript were
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provided by Chris Perriam and the anonymous reviewer at MUP. Special
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thanks to our editor at MUP, Matthew Frost, without whom no activity is
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ever as enjoyable, and to Dani Caselli and Manu Basile for taking us to the
4 Pinacoteca Brera at just the right moment. Purificación García at Pánico Films
5 was immensely helpful in assembling images for us. Finally, thanks of course
6 to Álex de la Iglesia, who fielded so many questions and has patiently awaited
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