Juan del Junco

Este libro es al mismo tiempo una historia de la musica cinematografica y un analisis del impacto emocional de esa musica en los espectadores. Russell lack sigue el desarrollo de la estetica musical en el cine y los diferentes criterios de acompanamiento a traves de la evolucion de las tecnicas de grabacion musical y de la tecnologia cinematografica. Combina enfoques que proceden del campo de la musicologia, la filosofia y la psicologia, con su descripcion de peliculas de muy diferentes paises y generos desde 1896 a nuestros dias.

Exhibition highlights of the international photographic collection of the Foundation Televisa in Mexico with text by 81 prestigious writers. Each writer was given a copy of a photograph from the collection (from 1840-contemporary digital works) and asked to write an essay. Some of the photographers include: Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Anton Bruehl, Robert Capa, Gisele Fruend, Graciela Itrubide, Alfred Stieglitz, Cindy Sherman, Tina Modotti. Some of the writers include: Dore Ahston, Amitav Ghosh, Alvaro Mutis, Hugh Thomas, Jorge Volpi, Mike Wallace, Elena Poniatowska.

A lo largo de las páginas de este libro, su autor nos muestra, además, su enorme empatía y su proximidad humana con unas vidas al borde del abismo. Un "trotafronteras" de mirada experta que se convierte en un testigo incómodo, pero absolutamente necesario, de lo que se practica en la frontera sur española.

As I recall discovering this book of photographs, I remember the sense of beauty and mystery that remains undiminished almost seventy years after its original publication. On a formal plane, one can easily understand how Man Ray manipulated the optics of the camera, juxtaposing near and far, object against object, space against object, and tactile against transparent. It is also apparent how he deliberately manipulated the process of photographic printmaking, using unusual tones of black, white, and gray to transform content into spaces, forms and surfaces. However, it is not simply how Man...