Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema

Alberto Mira is reader in Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University, where he teaches courses on Spanish Cinema, Classical Hollywood Narration, and Stars and Audiences. He has published extensively on Francoist cinema, gender in Spanish cinema, Iván Zulueta, and Pedro Almodóvar.

Mira (Oxford Brookes Univ., UK) has produced a timely and detailed reference guide to the cinema of Spain. Beginning with a chronology that encompasses a brief overview of events in Spanish history and major film releases and prizes, the introduction expands on the development of Spanish cinema by period, covering 1896 to 2008. The main body of the work, however, is the extensive dictionary, which presents key Spanish film titles, actors, institutes, and directors....The book's final section—the bibliography—will prove to be extremely useful for students and librarians alike as it organizes comprehensive Spanish and English language criticism and resources by time period, Spanish region, and major directors and actors....Recommended