“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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Bibliographic Details
Author: Cuevas, E. (Efrén)|||/items/e2bf58c4-6a7b-4ad6-913d-b752397fd581
Format: book part
Publication Date:2012
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Navarra
Repository:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/29405
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/29405
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Materias Investigacion::Comunicación::Comunicación audiovisual
Materias Investigacion::Arte y Humanidades
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Summary: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.