Julio Medem

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Julio Medem
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Stone
SeriesSpanish and Latin-American Filmmakers
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:250
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreFilm scripts and screenplays
ISBN/Barcode 9780719072017
ClassificationsDewey:791.430233092
Audience
Further/Higher Education

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 1 September 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This thorough account of the life and films of the Spanish-Basque filmmaker Julio Medem is the first book in English on the internationally renowned writer-director of Vacas, La ardilla roja (Red Squirrel), Tierra, Los amantes del Circulo Polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle), Lucia y el sexo (Sex and Lucia), La pelota vasca: la piel contra la piedra (Basque Ball) and Caotica Ana (Chaotic Ana), Initial chapters explore Medem's childhood, adolescence and education and examine his earliest short films and critical writings against a background of a dramatically changing Spain. Later chapters provide accounts of the genesis, production and release of Medem's challenging and sensual films, which feed into complex but lucid analyses of their meanings, both political and personal, in which Stone draws on traditions and innovations in Basque art, Spanish cinema and European philosophy to create a complete and provocative portrait of Medem and his work. -- .

Author Biography

Rob Stone is Senior Lecturer and Head of Media and Communication at the University of Swansea -- .