| Summary: | The first comprehensive scholarly study of Spanish erotic cinema, this book covers a significant part of the history of Spanish film, from the 1920s until the present day. Starting with a study of the kiss in silent films, the volume explores homoerotic narratives in the crusade films of the 1940s, the commodification of bodies in the late Franco period, and the so-called destape (literally 'undressing') period that followed the abolition of censorship during the democratic transition. Reclaiming the importance of Spanish erotic cinema as a genre in itself, a range of international scholars demonstrate how the explicit depiction of sex can be a useful tool to illuminate current and historic social issues including ageism, colonialism, domestic violence, immigration, nationalisms, or women and LGBT rights. Covering a wide range of cinematic genres, including comedy, horror and melodrama, this book provides an innovative and provocative overview of Spanish cinema history and society in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The first comprehensive scholarly study of Spanish erotic cinema, from the 1920s until the present day. This book covers a significant part of the history of Spanish film, from the 1920s until the present day. Starting with a study of the kiss in silent films, the volume explores homoerotic narratives in the crusade films of the 1940s, the commodification of bodies in the late Franco period, and the so-called destape (literally ÃǾ²Ơ℗undressing') period that followed the abolition of censorship during the democratic transition. Reclaiming the importance of Spanish erotic cinema as a genre in itself, a range of international scholars demonstrate how the explicit depiction of sex can be a useful tool to illuminate current and historic social issues including ageism, colonialism, domestic violence, immigration, nationalisms, or women and LGBT rights. Covering a wide range of cinematic genres, including comedy, horror and melodrama, this book provides an innovative and provocative overview of Spanish cinema history and society in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Contributors. Brad Epps, Cambridge University Sally Faulkner, University of Exeter Santiago Fouz-HernÃ³ÂŁndez, Durham University Antonio LÃ³ÂŁzaro-Reboll, University of Kent Annabel MartóÂƯn, Dartmouth College Alejandro Melero Salvador, Universidad Carlos III in Madrid Jorge PóÂ♭rez, University of Texas, Austin Carolina Sanabria, University of Costa Rica Rob Stone, University of Birmingham Tom Whittaker, University of Liverpool Eva Woods PeiróÂđ, Vassar College Sarah Wright, Royal Holloway, University of London Barbara Zecchi, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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