A Companion to Spanish Cinema is a bold collection of newlycommissioned essays written by top international scholars thatthoroughly interrogates Spanish cinema from a variety of thematic,theoretical and historic perspectives.* Presents an insightful and provocative collection of newlycommissioned essays and original research by top internationalscholars from a variety of theoretical, disciplinary andgeographical perspectives* Offers a systematic historical, thematic, and theoreticalapproach to Spanish cinema, unique in the field* Combines a thorough and insightful study of a wide spectrum oftopics and issues with in-depth textual analysis of specificfilms* Explores Spanish cinema's cultural, artistic, industrial,theoretical and commercial contexts pre- and post-1975 and thenotion of a "national" cinema* Canonical directors and stars are examined alongsideunderstudied directors, screenwriters, editors, and secondaryactors* Presents original research on image and sound; genre;non-fiction film; institutions, audiences and industry; andrelations to other media, as well as a theoretically-driven sectiondesigned to stimulate innovative research

Acknowledgments viiiList of Figures ixList of Contributors xviii1 Introduction 1Jo Labanyi and Tatjana PavlovicPart I Reframing the National 132 Transnational Frameworks 15Gerard Dapena, Marvin D'Lugo, and Alberto Elena3 Echoes and Traces: Catalan Cinema, or Cinema in Catalonia 50Brad Epps4 Negotiating the Local and the Global: Andalusia, the Basque Country, and Galicia 81José Colmeiro and Joseba GabilondoPart II The Construction of the Auteur 1115 Auteurism and the Construction of the Canon 113Marvin D'Lugo and Paul Julian Smith6 Strategic Auteurism 152Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, Steven Marsh, Susan Martin-Márquez, and Santos ZunzuneguiPart III Genre 1917 Comedy and Musicals 193Steven Marsh, Chris Perriam, Eva Woods Peiró, and Santos Zunzunegui8 Melodrama and Historical Film 224Jo Labanyi, Annabel Martín, and Vicente Rodríguez Ortega9 Film Noir, the Thriller, and Horror 259Jo Labanyi, Antonio Lázaro-Reboll, and Vicente Rodríguez OrtegaPart IV Stars as Cultural Icons 29110 The Construction of the Star System 293Kathleen M. Vernon and Eva Woods Peiró11 Stars, Modernity, and Celebrity Culture 319Tatjana Pavlovic, Chris Perriam, and Nuria Triana ToribioPart V Image and Sound 34312 Photography, Production Design, and Editing 345Vicente Sánchez-Biosca13 Soundtrack 370Román Gubern and Kathleen M. VernonPart VI The Film Apparatus: Production, Infrastructure, and Audiences 38914 Censorship, Film Studios, and Production Companies 391Josetxo Cerdán, Román Gubern, Jo Labanyi, Steven Marsh, Tatjana Pavlovic, and Nuria Triana Toribio15 Film Clubs, Festivals, Archives, and Magazines 434Ferran Alberich, Román Gubern, and Vicente Sánchez-Biosca16 Audiences 464Manuel Palacio and Kathleen M. VernonPart VII Relations with Other Media 48717 Cinema, Popular Entertainment, Literature, and Television 489Sally Faulkner, Vicente Sánchez-Biosca, and Paul Julian SmithPart VIII Beyond the Fiction Film 51918 Newsreels, Documentary, Experimental Film, Shorts, and Animation 521Josetxo Cerdán and Vicente Sánchez-BioscaPart IX Reading Films through Theory 54319 Isabel Coixet's Engagement with Feminist Film Theory: From G (the Gaze) to H (the Haptic) 545Susan Martin-Márquez20 Becoming a Queer (M)Other in/and/through Film: Transsexuality, Trans-subjectivity, and Maternal Relationality in Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre 563Julián Daniel Gutiérrez-Albilla21 The Space of the Vampire: Materiality and Disappearance in the Films of Iván Zulueta 581Brad EppsIndex 597