Feenstra Pietsie. New Mythological Figures in Spanish Cinema

Amsterdam University Press, 2011. — 331 p.From prohibition to clear exhibition: how to read into these film-images?
Exposing prohibition
The body as witness
Updating the archetype
The liberation of women
Flunking Out (Asignatura pendiente, ): breaking through a forbidden topic of the past
The “Spanish” Carmen by Carlos Saura
High Heels (Tacones lejanos, ): a mother walks away
General conclusion on the three films
The homosexual body on stage
Sex Change (Cambio de sexo,): rejecting the homosexual body
The Deputy (El diputado, : the political body
The Death of Mikel (La muerte de Mikel,): becoming visible
Desire became the law in Masculinity and homosexuality
The delinquent’s body out of focus
Hurry, Hurry, faster than time
El Lute: a mythological figure is born
Running out of Time Días contados: drug addictionand terrorism
Conclusion: historicising evil through mythological figuresPhotography credits