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Kvikmyndir Spnar

Crtica cinematogrfica / Kvikmyndagagnrni

Tarea escrita / ritunarverkefni (10%)
October 20th, 2016
Each student selects a film by Carlos Saura (see attached a list
of his films). The task entails to present a three (3) page study
of the selected film composed of an introduction, main clause
and conclusions.1
1) In the introduction (half a page) the following information
should appear:
The title of the film selected for study, year and place of its
publication, followed by a synopsis of the film (where it
takes place and what happens). Then, information
regarding who are the main- and secondary characters,
plus information regarding their role and what they
represent (if anything). At the end of the introductory
clause you introduce your research question something
like : In this study Ill examine / or / A continuacin
se investigar .
2) In the main clause the cinematographic analysis is
presented. Here you present your analysis and expose
your argumentation using secondary resources
(heimildir/ material referencial 5 minimum, plus the film):
- What is the films importance in the history of Spanish
cinema?
- in the curriculum of the film director.

1 Please use Times-New-Roman, font 12, space 1.5. The list of cited

works shall be presented on a separate page, minimum 5 references plus

the film.
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- in the portrayal of Spain / in the creation of

stereotypes / in the representation of the population /
men / women / ???
- What is its main theme, topic, ideology, etc. ?
= in general terms, each student discussed why it is
important to study the selected film and how it relates to the
theme of the course on Spanish film history. 2
3) In the conclusions a reader expects the presentation of the
findings, hence the answer to the research question
exposed at the end of the introduction. Start with a
sentence or two presenting a summary of the issues
discussed, to then present your answers.
The turn in date is October 20th, before 4 oclock.
Please send the essay to holmfr@hi.is
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Presentacin oral / framsguverkefni (10%)

November 3rd, 2016 (in class)

Oral presentations on films by Carlos Saura.

2 x 2 students collaborate. They organize a 10 min presentation
with power-point or prezi. After a short general introduction the
For the presentation of cited works please use the MLA system of
citations. See: MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Purdue Online Writing Lab.
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Example MLA: Last name, name. Title of a book or an article, place of

publication, editorial and the year of publication, followed by the page
numbers if an article.
Gararsdttir, Hlmfrur. Subjectivities in the Making: Tales of Transformation in Recent
Central American Cinema. Screening Minors in Latin American Cinema. Eds. Carolina
Rocha and Georgia Seminet, New York, Lexington Books, 2014, 105-119.

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main emphasize should include an analysis of two of Sauras

films and the study of their thematic concerns from theoretical
perspectives sociological, cultural, political or other.
Remember to expose you bibliography on the last slide (using
MLA).

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List of Carlos Sauras films:

Flamenco (short film, 1995), El Pequeo ro Manzanares (short film,
1956) and La Tarde del domingo (short film, 1957) are not relevant.
1958 : Cuenca
1959 : Los golfos
1963 : Llanto por un bandido
1965 : La caza
1967 : Peppermint Frapp
1968 : Stress-es tres-tres
1969 : La madriguera
1970 : El jardn de las delicias
1972 : Ana and the Wolves
1973 : La prima Anglica
1975 : Cra cuervos
1977 : Elisa, vida ma
1978 : Los ojos vendados
1979 : Mam cumple cien aos
1980 : Deprisa, Deprisa
1981 : Bodas de Sangre
1982 : Sweet Hours
1982 : Antonieta
1983 : Carmen
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1984 : Los Zancos

1986 : El amor brujo
1988 : El Dorado
1989 : La Noche oscura
1990 : Ay, Carmela!
1992 : El Sur
1992 : Marathon
1992 : Sevillanas
1993 : Dispara!
1995 : Flamenco
1997 : Taxi
1997 : Pajarico
1998 : Tango
1999 : Goya en Burdeos
2001 : Buuel y la mesa del rey Salomn
2002 : Salom
2004 : El sptimo da
2005 : Iberia
2007 : Fados
2008 : Sinfona de Aragn (short film)
2009 : I, Don Giovanni
2010 : Flamenco, Flamenco
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2015 : Zonda, folclore argentino

2016 : J: Beyond Flamenco