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The book offers a comprehensive exploration of Spanish cinema through over 200 cross-referenced entries covering significant titles, movements, filmmakers, performers, and genres, including themes like homosexuality and nuevo cine español. It features a detailed chronology, an introduction to the subject, an appendix, and an extensive bibliography, making it a valuable resource for understanding the evolution and impact of Spanish film.

The A to Z of Spanish Cinema provides a better understanding of the role Spanish cinema has played in film history through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on producers, directors, film companies, actors, and films.

An overview of Spanish and Portuguese cinema, this volume contains 24 essays, each on a separate seminal film from the region. Films from the early era of cinema up to the present day are featured, from directors such as Flori?n Rey, Juan Antonio Bardem, Luis Bunuel, V?ctor Erice, Manuel Guti?rrez Arag?n, Pedro Almod?var and Joao Cesar Monteiro. As well as discussions of genre and influences, "The Cinema of Spain & Portugal" includes in depth studies of films such as "La Aldita Maldita" (1930, 1947), "Death of a Cyclist" (1955), "Viridiana" (1961), "Spirit of the Beehive" (1973), "Abraham's Valley" (1993), "Tierra" (1995), "All About My Mother" (1999), and "Torrente" (1998).