Elena Holmberg. La mujer que sabía demasiado

Breve y famoso ensayo en el que se recorre la historia de la invencion y de la difusion de las maquinas del tiempo, es decir, los relojes, primeros aparatos de precision que, en sintonia con la exigencia del Occidente medieval y moderno, escanden los tiempos de la vida social. El autor describe desde los talleres medievales, hasta el laboratorio de relojes creado a finales del siglo XVII en el palacio imperial de Pekin.

Por que, a estas alturas, un libro acerca del cine espanol de los anos sesenta del ya pasado siglo? Por la necesidad de llevar a cabo una historia del cine espanol que active una nueva memoria en relacion con nuestra cinematografia, siempre tan ayuna de estudios lo mismo globales que parciales. Y como las miradas en plano general a veces no permiten escudrinar adecuadamente los entresijos de cada momento historico, parecia necesario producir una mirada en plano medio susceptible de enfocar, en su singularidad, un periodo concreto de esa historia. De lo que se trata en este volumen es de...

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