Search results for "Eloy de la Iglesia"
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El diputado
2014
Un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine ? Eloy de la Iglesia adapte Henry James
2014
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The cinema of 'Eloy de la Iglesia : marginaliy and transgression
2014
Spanish director Eloy de la Iglesia (1944-2006) is the author of twenty-two feature films made between 1966 and 2003. His vast filmography covers a crucial period in the history of contemporary Spain, with which it is in constant dialogue. Acclaimed by audiences, Eloy de la Iglesia incurred the wrath of the Film Censorship Board (which kept a close watch on his work) and the hostility of many critics, including the most progressive ones, who inevitably rebuked him for opportunism, demagogy, excessive penchant for provocation and blatant bad taste. Our study focuses on his entire filmography and highlights its extreme internal coherence around two main axes: marginality and transgression. Al…