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Vision Machines

Cinema, Literature and Sexuality in Spain and Cuba, 1983-1993

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  • 7 hodin čtení

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Over the last decade, visibility and sexuality have emerged as significant themes in Spanish and Cuban cinema, literature, and art. This exploration examines these developments through contemporary history and theoretical perspectives on sight by thinkers like Paul Virilio, Gianni Vattimo, and Teresa de Lauretis. The analysis begins with the prominent women in Almodóvar’s cinema, highlighting how his early film, Dark Habits, centers women's pleasure by lesbianizing the gaze. It then shifts to Kika, where the tension between cinema and video manifests in the portrayal of various female archetypes. In the context of Cuba, the reception of Nestor Almendro’s documentary Improper Conduct is discussed, focusing on the visibility trials faced by effeminate men. Comparisons are drawn with Reinaldo Arenas’ autobiographical works, which celebrate graphic sexuality, and Gutierrez Alea’s Strawberry and Chocolate, the first Cuban film addressing gay themes. Returning to Spain, the text considers the response to AIDS's public invisibility, particularly through the project Love and Rage and the work of conceptual artist Pepe Espaliu. It concludes with an analysis of Julio Medem’s 1993 film, The Red Squirrel, which challenges taboos surrounding Basque nationalism and female sexuality.

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Vision Machines, Paul Julian Smith

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1996
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Titul
Vision Machines
Podtitul
Cinema, Literature and Sexuality in Spain and Cuba, 1983-1993
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavatel
Verso
Rok vydání
1996
Vazba
měkká
Počet stran
180
ISBN10
1859840795
ISBN13
9781859840795
Série
Anotace
Over the last decade, visibility and sexuality have emerged as significant themes in Spanish and Cuban cinema, literature, and art. This exploration examines these developments through contemporary history and theoretical perspectives on sight by thinkers like Paul Virilio, Gianni Vattimo, and Teresa de Lauretis. The analysis begins with the prominent women in Almodóvar’s cinema, highlighting how his early film, Dark Habits, centers women's pleasure by lesbianizing the gaze. It then shifts to Kika, where the tension between cinema and video manifests in the portrayal of various female archetypes. In the context of Cuba, the reception of Nestor Almendro’s documentary Improper Conduct is discussed, focusing on the visibility trials faced by effeminate men. Comparisons are drawn with Reinaldo Arenas’ autobiographical works, which celebrate graphic sexuality, and Gutierrez Alea’s Strawberry and Chocolate, the first Cuban film addressing gay themes. Returning to Spain, the text considers the response to AIDS's public invisibility, particularly through the project Love and Rage and the work of conceptual artist Pepe Espaliu. It concludes with an analysis of Julio Medem’s 1993 film, The Red Squirrel, which challenges taboos surrounding Basque nationalism and female sexuality.