The Films of Joaquín Jordá

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Edited by Fran Benavente and Glòria Salvadó-Corretger

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Joaquín Jordá

Keywords

Joaquín Jordá, director, Spain

Publishing date

2026 (February 28, 2026)

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Collection

ReFocus: The International Directors Series

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 256 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-3995-1310-4

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Book Presentation:
Joaquín Jordá is not only one of the most important directors in Spanish film history, but, through his films, he also connects this history with the ideological and aesthetical movements that took place in European cinema and culture. His influence transcends the fields of cinema and politics and shows a different way of understanding, producing and teaching film.

He was a multidisciplinary auteur, who was always attentive to historical and political change, which he observed with a critical eye.

This is one of the first books in English about Jorda’s body of work. The Films of Joaquin Jordá provides this recognition on the international scene with chapters by 17 contributors, academics from international universities and professionals with prestigious careers. These chapters take into consideration not only his films but all his oeuvre and his multidisciplinary activity, which encompassed fiction films and documentaries, television screenplays, translations of literature, militant politics and pedagogy.

About the authors:
Fran Benavente is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain).He is the author of El héroe trágico del western. El género y sus límites (The Tragic Hero in Westerns: Genre and Its Limits, 2017) and co-editor of Poéticas del gesto en el cine europeo contemporáneo (Poetics of Gesture in Contemporary European Cinema, 2013). Glòria Salvadó-Corretger is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain). She is the author of Espectres del cinema portuguès contemporani (Spectres of Contemporary Portuguese Cinema, 2012) and co-editor of Poéticas del gesto en el cine europeo contemporáneo (Poetics of Gesture in Contemporary European Cinema, 2013).

Press Reviews:
This book is an important contribution to the legacy of a neglected political filmmaker. Joaquim Jordà was a pioneer of the essay film and avant-garde cinema within Spain, an inspiration and mentor to future generations that have reshaped world filmmaking. Fran Benavente and Glòria Salvadó-Corretger’s volume offers exhilarating, rich and sophisticated readings of his work that capture the spirit of Jordà’s dissident voice. ― Steven Marsh, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Illinois, Chicago

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