The Making and Unmaking of Francoist Kitsch Cinema: From Raza to Pan's Labyrinth

Alejandro Yarza

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2017

The Making and Unmaking of Francoist Kitsch Cinema

From Raza to Pan's Labyrinth

Alejandro Yarza

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748699230

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Examines Francoist and Post-Francoist Spanish cinema through the lens of kitsch aesthetics

In fascist Spain, Francoism – like German and Italian fascism – produced its own particular brand of kitsch. Deploying religious and historical iconography drawn from Spain’s centuries-long struggle against Islam, Francoist ideologues created a kitsch interpretation of Spain’s historical past designed to replace more complex and nuanced accounts, where religious and historical iconography combined with kitsch aesthetics to project a picturesque, clichéd image of Spain. The ultimate goal of this vast production of Francoist kitsch was to produce a submissive subject who, by identifying with Francoist aesthetics, would identify with state ideology.

This book engages with the making and unmaking of Francoist kitsch aesthetics through the analysis of Spanish cinema. It examines five highly influential Francoist films produced from 1938 until 1964 and three later films by critically acclaimed directors Luis Buñuel, Guillermo del Toro, and Alex de la Iglesia that attempt to undermine Francoist aesthetics by re-imagining its visual and narrative clichés.

Key features

A comprehensive analysis of totalitarian kitsch aesthetics and Spanish fascism
An exploration of the links between cinema and politics in Franco and Post-Franco Spain
In-depth film analysis of several Spanish films anchored in historical contexts
Theoretical approach to Spanish cinema and kitsch aesthetics
Close analysis of films by critically acclaimed directors Luis Buñuel, Alex de la Iglesia and Guillermo del Toro

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 1 The Petrified Tears of General Franco: Kitsch and Fascism in José Luis Sáenz de Heredia’s Raza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
CHAPTER 2 Romancero Marroquí and the Francoist Kitsch Politics of Time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
CHAPTER 3 Los últimos de Filipinas: The Spatio-temporal Coordinates of Francoism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
CHAPTER 4 Surcos: Neorealism, Film Noir, and the Puppet Master Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
CHAPTER 5 Franco, ese hombre: From Kitsch-Artist to Kitsch-Man Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
CHAPTER 6 Viridiana: The World, the Flesh, and the Devil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
CHAPTER 7 Balada triste de trompeta: Of Ghosts and Clowns Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
CHAPTER 8 Under the Sign of Saturn: The Labyrinth of Moral Choices in Francoist Spain Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	311

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 336
Illustrations
- Other: 40 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: December 15, 2017
ISBN: 9780748699230