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Spain

Spain. Some Film background. Spanish Civil War (1936-39). Most existing silent films were destroyed (10%) Both sides used film as propaganda Under Franco (until 1970s) film industry controlled by government censored scripts before filming " official" Castilian dialect

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Spain

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  1. Spain Some Film background

  2. Spanish Civil War (1936-39) • Most existing silent films were destroyed (10%) • Both sides used film as propaganda • Under Franco (until 1970s) • film industry controlled by government • censored scripts before filming • "official" Castilian dialect • virtuous, chauvinistic films… • civil war dramas, historical epics, religious films, literary adaptations

  3. A few non-government movements • 1951 – Italian Neorealism • Co-productions with France and Italy • 1950s, 1960s and 1970s • energized Spanish cinema artistically

  4. Post-1975 • Franco's death liberated cinema • Led by the Pedro Almodóvar • Interest in horror and fantasy and works in other languages • 1987 Goya Awards • Spanish cinema may have a short history but is stronger now internationally than many other Western European countries

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