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Crime, knowledge and the photographic object in la isla mínima
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Whittaker, Thomas (2018) Crime, knowledge and the photographic object in la isla mínima. Hispanic Research Journal, 19 (1). pp. 41-54. doi:10.1080/14682737.2017.1419547 ISSN 1745-820X.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14682737.2017.1419547
Abstract
This article explores the role of photography in the recent Spanish crime thriller La isla mínima (2014). It argues that the indexicality of the photographic object is the key to the allegorical message of the film, in which the criminal investigation also serves an historical investigation into the compromises that were made in the name of Spain’s transition to democracy. The photographic object in turn both reveals and conceals the extent to which violence was integral to the ‘pacto del olvido’ of the transition, and presents itself as an uncomfortable truth that Spain has not yet reconciled itself with. The article also discusses the influence of photography on the cinematography of the film, as well as the important role that El Caso and photojournalism played during these years.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1993 Motion Pictures |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > German Studies Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures |
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SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | La isla mínima, Rodriguez, Alberto, 1971- -- Criticism and interpretation, Motion pictures, Spanish, Cinematography, Spain -- Social conditions -- 1975-, Photography, Crime -- Spain -- 20th century | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Hispanic Research Journal | ||||||||
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1745-820X | ||||||||
Official Date: | 5 February 2018 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 19 | ||||||||
Number: | 1 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 41-54 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1080/14682737.2017.1419547 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 14 February 2018 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 October 2019 |
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