Exhibition cinema: a crossroads between the cinema and the museum in contemporary Spanish filmmaking

Some of the most interesting films in Spanish cinema in recent years have had their origins at the intersection between the spaces of the movie theatre and the museum — two territories that are being transformed. As a cultural institution, the museum is not only a place for audiovisual exhibition bu...

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Authors: Balló, Jordi, Pintor Iranzo, Ivan
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repository:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/36547
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/36547
http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1468273713Z.00000000072
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Exhibition cinema
Museum
Cinematic correspondence
Cine en el museo
Correspondencias fílmicas
Pere Portabella
Víctor Erice
José Luís Guerin
Albert Serra
Isaki Lacuesta
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Summary:Some of the most interesting films in Spanish cinema in recent years have had their origins at the intersection between the spaces of the movie theatre and the museum — two territories that are being transformed. As a cultural institution, the museum is not only a place for audiovisual exhibition but also for film production, a relational space with the potential to participate actively in the development of new cinematic styles. In the twenty-first century, the cinema has kept its central role in image creation, although it may now be fulfilling that role by spreading out to other screens. At the same time, the range of its forms is opening up more and more, largely due to the evolution of the technology, and to the debate over new forms of viewer consumption. This dual mutation explains some of the shifts occurring in the work of some of Spain’s most original filmmakers who have taken an interest in this creative intersection: Pere Portabella, Víctor Erice, José Luís Guerin, Albert Serra, and Isaki Lacuesta.