Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Contact Details
Ms Clare Szembek
(Departmental Co-ordinator)
tel 020 7679 3109;
internal extension X33109;
email c.szembek@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Humberto Núñez-Faraco
(Head of Department)
tel: 020 7679 4332;
internal extension X34332;
email: h.faraco@ucl.ac.uk
News & Forthcoming Events
- International Conference - The Future of Hispanism
- London World Film Festival 2013
- Translating 'Live' Poetry
- Gained in Translation
- Dr Deborah Martin will introduce El último verano de la boyita at ISA's 'Staging the Future: Argentine Films in Dialogue' Series
- Graduate student, Kathleen Sparks awarded grant
- Alcalá Galiano Lecture
- LECTURE: Benigno Trigo (Vanderbilt University), 6 June 2012 at 11am
- Vacancy in the department
- Dr Claire Lindsay awarded a Dorot Foundation Research Fellowship
- Professor Stephen Hart's Documentary Summer School in Cuba
- Dr Jo Evans will introduce Mexican film, Miss Bala, at the Cineschool festival 2012
- Vacancy in the department
- Dr Jo Evans will discuss Pan's Labyrinth at the European Institute Film Day
- César Vallejo conference. 16-17 March 2012
- Final year student, Roberta Radu's prize-winning article
- Dept of Spanish and Latin American Studies, UCL nominated for award
- Final year student Roberta Radu shortlisted in Guardian competition
- Award for Dr. Maria del Pilar Blanco
- Alcala Galiano Memorial Lecture
- Alumni Events
SPAN2304DEVELOPMENTS IN SPANISH FILM: DICTATORSHIP
Course unit value: 0.5cu/7.5 ECTS
Duration: First term
Day and Time: Monday 9-11 am
Venue: to be confirmed
Tutor: Dr Jo Evans
Description: This course examines developments in Spanish film-making during the Franco Regime. Lectures will be given on set texts during the first half of each term and there will be seminar discussion during the second half.
Assessment: 1 essay (40%) to be handed in on the last day of term, and a 2-hour exam (60%).
Students visiting UCL for the Autumn Term only will be assessed on the basis of the coursework essay.
Films: (subject to availability)
¡Bienvenido, Mr Marshall! (Berlanga, 1953)
Muerte de un ciclista (Bardem, 1955)
Viridiana (Buñuel,1961)
El verdugo (Berlanga, 1963)
La caza (Saura, 1965)
La prima Angélica (Saura, 1973)
El espiritu de la colmena (Erice, 1973)
Laberinto del fauno (del Toro, 2006) (comparative text)
Learning Outcomes:
Students who complete this course should be able to:
Demonstrate an awareness of cinematography in discussion and writing about film.
Appreciate and apply aspects of film theory to film analysis and appreciation.
Describe the development of the Spanish film of the period in relation to social and political context.
Explain the different strategies developed by the directors studied in response to social and political developments.
Explain the disadvantages and advantages of auteur theory and apply these to the directors studied.
