A collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. The essays reveal the far-reaching shifts that have occurred in the Spanish film scene, making essential reading for all interested in European cinema.

Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Study of Contemporary Spanish Cinema; A.Davies Audiences, Film Culture, Public Subsidies: The End of Spanish Cinema?; B.Jordan Al mal tiempo, buena cara : Spanish Slackers, Time-images, New Media and the New Cinema Law; R.Stone Re-visions of Teresa: Historical Fiction in Television and Film; P.J.Smith The Final Girl and Monstrous Mother of El orfanato ; A.Davies Ensnared Between Pleasure and Politics: Looking for Chicas Bigas Luna, Re-viewing Bambola ; S.Fouz-Hernández Javier Bardem: Costume, Crime, and Commitment; C.Perriam Children of Exile: Trauma, Memory and Testimony in Jaime Camino's Documentary Los niños de Rusia (2001); J.D.Gutiérrez-Albilla Notes Index