Representing Spanish Identity through españolada in Fernando Trueba's The Girl of your Dreams (La niña de tus ojos).

The author comments on Fernando Trueba's film "The Girl of Your Dreams." He mentions that the film introduces its particular concern with the construction of Spanish identity through the españoladas it invokes. Numerous scenes of the film show stereotypical españolada fare such as passionate gypsies...

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Publicado en:Film Criticism Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 15 - 36
Autor principal: Hardcastle, Anne E.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Film Criticism Spring2007
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Sumario:The author comments on Fernando Trueba's film "The Girl of Your Dreams." He mentions that the film introduces its particular concern with the construction of Spanish identity through the españoladas it invokes. Numerous scenes of the film show stereotypical españolada fare such as passionate gypsies, flamenco dancers and bandoleros in rural 19th century Andalusia.