La primera vez

Ruth Baza

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La primera vez

by Ruth Baza

2000

Festival de Cine Español de Málaga

178

8489883440

Description

Ruth Baza, author, photographer and visual artist, specialized in music, cinema, art and architecture, and widely recognized for her tailor‑made interviews, socially and humanly engaged articles, her narrative rigor, and her black‑and‑white portraits of cultural figures around the world, offers in this book a surprising and intimate biographical‑geographical journey into the life of the great producer Elías Querejeta. Personally granted access by Querejeta himself, Baza reveals what is perhaps the most human and private portrait ever written about him: his past, his obsessions, his passions, his affinities and aversions, and the quiet days of memories and new cinematic ideas that shaped his creative universe. She constructs this unusual book by weaving one interview into another, or rather, by recounting for the reader—without fissures—her encounters and sincere, intimate conversations with a remarkable group of directors, screenwriters and collaborators who worked with Querejeta from the 1960s onward. Among them are José Luis Acosta, Montxo Armendáriz, Jaime Chávarri, Víctor Erice, Fernando León de Aranoa, Emilio Martínez Lázaro, Nacho Pérez de la Paz, Gracia Querejeta, Jesús Ruiz, Carlos Saura and Carlos Saura Jr. A polyphonic, puzzle‑like book with many voices, in which not only the conversations with Querejeta and the precise dissections of his entire body of work make it an essential reference for any lover of great cinema and of the Spanish Nouvelle Vague, but in which each interview becomes a heartfelt tribute from the interviewee to their “father Querejeta.” Each chapter includes a Polaroid taken by the author and signed by its protagonists, along with film stills, scenes from sets, and numerous anecdotes never before revealed. Ultimately, this is a book that breathes the history of Spanish cinema—cinema made by rebellious intellectuals, bold artists and creators working through censorship, sexual revolutions and anti‑war movements, during and after the Transition. A book of art, essay and, above all, humanity. A brief yet intense encyclopedia of the Spanish avant‑garde that broke myths and walls, entering the collective consciousness through films that left no one indifferent—then or now. For if Elías Querejeta’s productions share anything, it is their universal, contemporary and enduring character. SPANISH DESCRIPTION Ruth Baza, escritora, fotógrafa y artista visual, especializada en música, cine, arte y arquitectura, reconocida por sus entrevistas a medida, artículos de compromiso social y humano y gran rigor narrativo, y sus retratos en blanco y negro de personalidades de todo el mundo, saca a la luz de forma sorprendente, en este libro entre biográfico y geográfico del gran productor Elías Quejeta, quien le permitió personalmente adentrarse en su mundo, quizá el más íntimo y humano que se ha escrito del productor hasta la fecha, su pasado, sus manías, sus pasiones, filias y fobias, y sus días tranquilos de recuerdos y nuevas tramas cinematográficas. La autora escribe este libro inusual vertebrando una entrevista detrás de otra, o más bien, contando al lector sin fisuras, sus encuentros y charlas íntimas y sinceras con un buen número de directores, guionistas y colaboradores de Querejeta desde sus comienzos en los años 60, entre los que se encuentran José Luis Acosta, Montxo Armendáriz, Jaime Chávarri, Víctor Erice, Fernando León de Aranoa, Emilio Martínez Lázaro, Nacho Pérez de la Paz, Gracia Querejeta, Jesús Ruiz, Carlos Saura y Carlos Saura Jr. Un libro puzzle y coral, con muchas voces, en el que no sólo las conversaciones con Querejeta y las disecciones precisas de toda su obra, lo convierten en un libro de referencia para cualquier amante del buen cine y de la Nouvelle Vague española, si no que cada entrevista es un homenaje del entrevistado a su "padre Querejeta". Cada capítulo contiene una Polaroid tomada por la autora y firmada por los protagonistas de los mismos , escenas de películas y rodajes, y muchas anécdotas nunca antes reveladas. Un libro, en definitiva, que rezuma historia de nuestro cine. Cine hecho por intelectuales rebeldes, artistas y creadores valientes en tiempos de censura, revoluciones sexuales y manifestaciones anti belicistas, durante y después de la Transición, arte, ensayo y sobre todo humanidad. Una breve pero intensa enciclopedia sobre la vanguardia española que derribó mitos y muros y se introdujo en la conciencia colectiva en forma de películas que a nadie dejaron ni dejan en el presente, indiferente, pues si algo tienen las producciones de Elías Querejeta es su carácter universal, contemporáneo e inmortal.

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How many pages are in La primera vez?

This edition of La primera vez has approximately 178 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.

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For most readers, La primera vez typically takes between 3h 43m and 2h 28m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 44,500 words and common reading speeds.

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The estimated word count for La primera vez is approximately 44,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.

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Who is the author of La primera vez?

La primera vez was written by Ruth Baza.

When was La primera vez published?

The publication date for this specific edition is 2000. The original work may have been published on a different date.