This essay was written in the Spring 2013 semester as part of a course titled Photography, Set Design and Editing in Spanish Cinema, 1925 - 1980 (riveting name!) at New York University, numbered SPAN-GA 2965. One of the most important developments in post-war cinema was the advent of Italian Neorealism.

This essay was written in the Spring 2012 semester as part of the Spanish Culture Through Cinema course at New York University, which is numbered SPAN-UA 9994. La película El sur de Víctor Érice, basada en el cuento de Adelaida García Morales, es la única adaptación que se estrenó antes

This short essay was written in the Spring 2012 semester as part of the Spanish Culture Through Cinema course at New York University, which is numbered SPAN-UA 9994. Según Mijail Bajtín, lo que más define lo grotesco es “la degradación, o sea la transferencia al plano material y corporal de