World film locations, Barcelona

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World film locations, Barcelona

edited by Helio San Miguel and Lorenzo J. Torres Hortelano

(World film locations series)

Intellect Books, 2013

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 124)

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Barcelona is one of the world's most beautiful cities. A permanent showcase of the work of acclaimed architect Antoni Gaudi, it also has a long and rich cinematic legacy. Great directors from all over the world - among them Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar 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 Gaudi 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.

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Maps/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 Gaudi 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 - Maria Cami-Vela

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