The course will explore issues surrounding film and censorship in Franco's Spain and include an introduction to Spanish cinema since the transition (Term I). The second half of the course will focus on the cinematic industries of Mexico and Argentina with particular reference to recent film production (Term II). Directors studied will include L.G. Berlanga, Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, Bigas Luna from Spain and Luis Puenzo, María Luisa Bemberg and Jaime Humberto Hermosillo from Latin-America.
Lecturers: Dr. Nuala Finnegan & Dr. Anne Walsh