With a superb and at times moving montage including still photos, archive footage, films, adverts and popular songs from the time, this is an incisive look at the war and, mostly, at post-war daily and public life.
Though the film was forbidden a release by state censorship until the death of the dictator, private screenings were organised for Franco, government personnel and family members to watch the film.
The film uses a complex montage technique to create new meanings, going beyond the conventions of the so called documentary cinema.
Dir Basilio Martín Patino
Spain 1971 | 115 min
Date: 1 December 2009
Time: 18.30-20.30
Place: D502 Clement House, LSE, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE
Followed by a panel discussion on the issues raised by the film.
Speakers: Professor Helen Graham, Spanish writer Lala Isla and Professor Paul Preston.
Click here for Associated Materials (Teacher Guide and Student Activities)
Including a video-interview with the historian Pr. Paul Preston
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