New Mythological Figures in Spanish Cinema

Pietsie Feenstra lectures at the Sorbonne in Paris, in the Department of Film Studies.

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Pietsie Feenstra lectures at the Sorbonne in Paris, in the Department of Film Studies.

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Acknowledgements
Preface

Introduction
1. From prohibition to clear exhibition: how to read into these film-images?
I. Exposing prohibition
II. The body as witness
III. Updating the archetype
2. The liberation of women
I. Flunking Out (Asignatura pendiente, 1977): breaking through a forbidden topic of the past
II. The "Spanish" Carmen by Carlos Saura
III. High Heels (Tacones lejanos, 1991): a mother walks away
IV. General conclusion on the three films
3. The homosexual body on stage
I. Sex Change (Cambio de sexo, 1977): rejecting the homosexual body
II. The Deputy (El diputado, 1978): the political body
III. The Death of Mikel (La muerte de Mikel, 1983): becoming visible
IV. Desire became the law in 1987
V. Masculinity and homosexuality
4. The delinquent's body out of focus
I. Hurry, Hurry (Deprisa, deprisa, 1981): faster than time
II. El Lute: A mythological figure is born in the 1960s
III. Running out of Time (Días contados, 1994): drug addiction and terrorism
IV. Conclusion: historicising evil through mythological figures
Conclusion

Notes
Bibliography
Photography credits
Index