Child in Spanish Cinema

Sarah Wright is Senior Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at Royal Holloway, University of London

• Introduction: the child in Spanish cinema1. Auratic encounters with the child of the cine religioso2. Coming of age with Marisol 3. Memory and the child witness in ‘art-house horror’ 4. Angels and devils: embodiment and adolescence in recent Spanish filmsConclusionIndex

‘The study will… be of great value to scholars and students of Spanish culture and film, not only as a survey of the child’s presence therein but also as an engaging series of creatively theorized close readings that enrich understanding of films canonical and otherwise.’Sarah Thomas, Brown University, Modern Language Review Vol 112, Part 1 January 2017‘This book is compelling reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students, film historians, Hispanists in general, and for anyone interested in the imaginary and the construction or invention of children by dictatorial regimes, exploitative producers and politically committed directors. Indeed, it could serve as a mandatory reference text for future university courses on this popular topic.’Lorraine Ryan, University of Birmingham, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies Volume II, Number 1, 2018