“Cycles of Life: El cielo gira and Spanish Autobiographical Documentary”

This chapter intends to examine in the first place why Spanish filmmakers have scarcely adopted an autobiographical approach to documentary, while commenting briefly on those that have appeared during the 2000s. Then, I will analyse closely El cielo gira, which can be considered the best autobiograp...

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Autor: Cuevas, E. (Efrén)|||/items/e2bf58c4-6a7b-4ad6-913d-b752397fd581
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/29405
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/29405
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias Investigacion::Comunicación::Comunicación audiovisual
Materias Investigacion::Arte y Humanidades
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Sumario:This chapter intends to examine in the first place why Spanish filmmakers have scarcely adopted an autobiographical approach to documentary, while commenting briefly on those that have appeared during the 2000s. Then, I will analyse closely El cielo gira, which can be considered the best autobiographical film to date from Spain. Its approach may serve as an example of a certain type of Spanish documentary, where it blends an auterist look with a contemplative style, in order to explore in this case the layers of our country with a microhistorical lens.