Early Spanish Cinema and the Problem of Modernity

Films produced in Spain between 1906 and 1920, particularly in Madrid and Barcelona, reflected subjects such as war and industrial growth and helped introduce home audiences to issues and genres which were being examined in motion pictures from the dominant film-producing nations in Europe. Barcelon...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Film history (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2004, Vol.16 (1), p.92-107
Main Author: Batllori, Joan M. Minguet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1910s
1920s
Actors
Business structures
Catalan
Cities
Codina, Joan Maria
Competition
Creativity
Entertainment
Film & television production
Film archives
Film criticism
Film directors
Film history
Film industry
Gual, Adrià
History
Marro, Albert
Motion picture directors & producers
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Motion pictures, Spanish
Movies
Narratives
Production Costs
Spanish
Spanish Cinema
Spanish Theater
Theater
Theaters & cinemas
War
Writers
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Films produced in Spain between 1906 and 1920, particularly in Madrid and Barcelona, reflected subjects such as war and industrial growth and helped introduce home audiences to issues and genres which were being examined in motion pictures from the dominant film-producing nations in Europe. Barcelona became the center of production in Spain. Spain saw an increase in production costs and competition from foreign filmmakers during the 1910s. The rise of cinema created a period of crisis for Spanish theaters. In the 1920s, Spanish cinema became a symbol of modernity. Several moviemakers and their works are profiled, including Albert Marro, Joan Maria Codina, and Adrià Gual.
ISSN:0892-2160
1553-3905
DOI:10.2979/FIL.2004.16.1.92