An Open Window: The Cinema of Victor Erice (Scarecrow Filmmakers Series No.72) by Linda C. Ehrlich

by Linda C. Ehrlich

Following the recent DVD release of The Spirit of the Beehive, this paperback collection of essays focuses on the work of acclaimed Spanish director Victor Erice. Originally published in hardcover in 2000 as An Open Window, the expanded edition draws on original essays, reprints, and translations from an international group of writers. New are four essays from noted film scholars, as well as three articles, from the filmmaker himself. Both the original and new material provide a deeper appreciation of Erice's three feature-length The Spirit of the Beehive [El espiritu de la colmena] (1973), El sur (1982), and Dream of Light [The Quince Tree Sun, El sol del membrillo] (1992), along with shorter works, including his most recent accomplishment, La morte rouge (2006).This anthology examines the aesthetic, historical, and sociological forces at work in Erice's films and features an extensive interview with the director. The broad array of writings provides insight into not only three unforgettable films, but also twentieth-century Spanish society-as well as world cinema. The Cinema of Victor An Open Window will serve as an important resource to measure the career of this director who-along with Bunuel, Saura, and Almodovar-has helped show the world the creative range of Spanish cinema. With additional essays, translations, illustrations, and an updated filmography and bibliography, this revised edition explores new avenues of expression pursued by one of the most poetic of modern filmmakers.About the Linda C. Ehrlich, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University

Hardcover

First published August 28, 2000