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THE FILMS OF LUIS BUNUEL
SUBJECTIVITY AND DESIRE |
By: |
Peter William Evans |
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Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
0198159064 |
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9780198159063 |
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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
27 April, 1995 |
Series: |
Oxford Hispanic Studies |
Pages: |
214 |
Description: |
This is a major new study of the films of Luis Bunuel, Surrealist scourge of the bourgeoisie. Uniquely, the book discusses Bunuel in the context of the most recent debates in film studies and presents important new readings of the whole range of his work, from the `popular' Mexican movies of the 1950s to such classics of European cinema as The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, That Obscure Object of Desire, and Belle deJour. |
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This is a major new study of the films of Luis Bunuel, surrealist scourge of the bourgeoisie and enduring influence on European cinema. Uniquely, the book offers an extended analysis of Bunuel's films in the context of contemporary debates in film studies, focusing in particular on questions of subjectivity and desire. Throughout, Bunuel's films are viewed as both the brilliant, subversive expressions of the director's fantasies and obsessions and as reflections of wider cultural norms and preoccupations. Making use of psychoanalysis and gender theory, Peter Evans explores Bunuel's characteristic thematics of transgression and his status as exile or outsider. The whole range of his work is discussed, from the critically neglected 'bread and butter' Mexican melodramas of the 1950s to such classics of European cinema as The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, That Obscure Object of Desire, and Belle de Jour. Accessible, lively, and compelling, The Films of Luis Bunuel provides a much-needed revaluation of one of the world's greatest film-makers. |
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8 pp plates |
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UK |
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Clarendon Press |
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