Spain on Screen: 80 Years of Spanish Cinema

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Spain’s is one of the most dynamic and at the same time overlooked of European cinemas. In recent years, Spain has become more internationally visible on screen, especially thanks to filmmakers like del Toro, Almodóvar, and Bayona, or actors Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. But where does Spanish cinema come from? And what can it tell us about the nation and its history? Focusing on issues such as landscape, memory, violence, gender, sexuality, and national identity, this course provides students with a solid training in film analysis and a wide-ranging introduction to Spanish culture through its cinema. In Spanish.