An Introduction to Spanish Film with Steven Marsh

Steven Marsh joins Alan to give an overview of Spanish film. They touch on the autobiographical film written by Franco, how Ken Loach inspired 90's cinema and the legacies of prominent Spanish directors such as Pedro Almodóvar and the late Carlos Saura. Originally from the UK Steven Marsh is a specialist on Spanish film. Before coming to the US he lived in Madrid for many years. He is the author of two monographs and an edited anthology. He is currently writing two books: one on contemporary Spanish politics (provisionally titled "The Rule of Law in the Age of Crisis: Judicial Politics, the Left, and the Case for Radical Justice in Contemporary Spain"), the other on filmic form in the work of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American filmmakers. Publications Spanish Cinema Against Itself: Cosmopolitanism, Experimentation, Militancy  Popular Spanish Film Under Franco: Comedy and the Weakening of the State