Crítico, Comisario Y Cineasta Experimental
Néstor Almendros en Nueva York, 1957-1959
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21658969 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Breixo Viejo (0000-0001-9254-730X, Barnard College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Issue | 53 |
| Pages | 9-32 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Secuencias Revista de Historia del Cine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1134-6795 • E-ISSN: 2529-9913 |
| Publisher | Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15366/secuencias2021.53.001 |
| OpenAlex | W3202430127 |
| Language | ES |
| References cited | 1 |
The international recognition of Néstor Almendros (1930-1992) as a cinematographer has overshadowed –within conventional film studies– two other fundamental aspects of his career: his work in film criticism and in experimental and documentary film making. This essay analizes Almendros’ activities during the early years of his professional life in New York, from 1957 to 1959, by studying in detail his outcome as a film curator (for Vassar College’s Film Group), as a film critic (for Film Culture) and as an experimental film maker (with two avant-garde shorts, The Mount of Luna and 58-59). Through a critical study of previously unpublished archival materials, this paper presents a new interpretation of Almendros’ multidisciplinary career and reconsiders him as one of the major figures of Spanish cinema in exile
Art · Humanities · Cinema History and Criticism · Media, Journalism, and Communication History · Photographic and Visual Arts
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |