The Cinema Of Victor Erice
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The Cinema of Víctor Erice
This anthology examines the aesthetic, historical, and sociological forces at work in Victor Erice's films and includes an extensive interview with the director. This broad array of writings provides insight into not only three unforgettable films but also into 20th-century Sp...
The Cinema of Víctor Erice
Author: Linda C. Ehrlich
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date: 2007-02-01
To coincide with the recent DVD release of The Spirit of the Beehive, this paperback collection of essays focuses on the work of acclaimed Spanish director, Víctor Erice. Originally published in hardcover under the title An Open Window, this expanded edition draws on original essays, reprints, and new translations from an international group of writers. New to this edition are four essays from noted film scholars-including editor Linda C. Ehrlich-as well as three added essays from the filmmaker himself. Both the original and new material provide a deeper appreciation of Erice's three feature-length films-The Spirit of the Beehive [El espíritu de la colmena] (1973), El Sur (1982), and Dream of Light [aka The Quince Tree Sun, El sol del membrillo] (1992), as well as his shorter works, including his most recent accomplishment, La morte rouge (2006). This anthology examines the aesthetic, historical, and sociological forces at work in Erice's films and includes an extensive interview with the director. This broad array of writings provides insight into not only three unforgettable films, but also into twentieth-century Spanish society, as well as world cinema. The Cinema of Víctor Erice: An Open Window will serve as an important resource to measure the career of this director who-along with Buñuel, Saura, and Almodóvar-has helped show the world the creative range of Spanish cinema. With additional essays, translations, and illustrations, this paperback edition explores new avenues of expression pursued by one of the most poetic of modern filmmakers.
An Open Window
An Open Window opens with a wide-ranging introductory essay on major themes in Erice's films and writings and an extensive interview with the director, in which he talks about the strategies and philosophies behind the making of his films. Translations of three of Erice's writings on early cinema follow, along with an analysis of Erice's early writings for Spanish film journals. Awardwinning essayists, film critics, and scholars then join their voices with those of a new generation of writers in an examination of the aesthetic, historical, and sociological forces at work in Erice's films.