Dark Laughter: Spanish Film, Comedy, and the Nation

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Dark Laughter W i s c o n s i n F i l m S t u d i e s Patrick McGilligan Series Editor Dark Laughter Spanish Film, Comedy, and the Nation Juan F. Egea T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f W i s c o n s i n P r e s s Publication of this volume has been made possible, in part, through support from the Anonymous Fund of the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2013 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Egea, Juan F. Dark laughter : Spanish film, comedy, and the nation / Juan F. Egea. p. cm. — (Wisconsin film studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-299-29544-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-299-29543-1 (e-book) 1. Motion pictures, Spanish—History and criticism. 2. Comedy films—Spain—History and criticism. 3. Black humor—Spain. I. Title. II. Series: Wisconsin film studies. PN1993.5.S7E34 2013 791.430946—dc23 2013010413 To Sarli and Sofía, for all their love and laughter ...