The Disenchantment –
El Desencanto –
Jaime Chávarri
The widow and children of an official poet of Read more...
Aunt Tula –
La Tía Tula –
Miguel Picazo
A widower finds himself falling for his Read more...
The Cuenca Game –
El Crimen de Cuenca –
Pilar Miró
Two village men are falsely convicted of murdering a Read more...
Death of a Cyclist –
Muerte de un... –
Juan Antonio Bardem
An adulterous couple hit a cyclist while driving on a Read more...
The Hunt –
La Caza –
Carlos Saura
Three friends go hunting in a sun-scorched area Read more...
Nine Letters to... –
Nueve Cartas a Berta –
Basilio Martín Patino
A student’s Read more...
Poachers –
Furtivos –
José Luis Borau
An emotionally underdeveloped poacher’s first Read more...
Songs for After a... –
Canciones para... –
Basilio Martín Patino
Documentary about popular Read more...
The Spirit of the... –
El Espíritu de la... –
Víctor Erice
In 1940s Spain, two sisters become obsessed with Read more...
The Strange Trip –
El Extraño Viaje –
Fernando Fernán Gómez
A violent and bitingly Read more...
Viridiana –
Viridiana –
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel’s Palme d’Or-winning masterpiece of Read more...
Furrows –
Surcos –
José Antonio Nieves Conde
A portrait of postwar Read more...
Main Street –
Calle Mayor –
Juan Antonio Bardem
In this sobering indictment of provincial hypocrisy, Read more...
The Little Flat –
El Pisito –
Marco Ferreri & Isidoro M. Ferri
Ferreri’s Read more...
The Hooligans –
Los Golfos –
Carlos Saura
Read more...
The Executioner –
El Verdugo –
Luis García Berlanga
Berlanga’s most elegant film tells the story of a Read more...
Placido –
Plácido –
Luis García Berlanga
Nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film award Read more...
From Pink to Yellow –
Del Rosa…al... –
Manuel Summers
Two love stories are told in parallel: in the first, Read more...
My Dear Young Miss –
Mi Querida Señorita –
Jaime de Armiñán
Adela, a provincial middle-aged spinster, gleefully Read more...
Jan. 15- Feb. 17, 2008 –
London
BFI & Instituto Cervantes
Jan. 15- Feb. 17, 2008 –
London
BFI Southbank
Oct. 17- Nov. 4, 2007 –
New York
Museum of Modern Art
Oct. 17- 20, 2007 –
New York
Various venues
Spanish cinema flourished during General Francisco Franco’s regime (1939–75) despite the dictatorship. Provoked by the system they lived under, Spanish directors told stories about the people’s hopes and troubles by using humor and symbols that reached their audiences and sidestepped the censors. This unique exhibition explores an era that fought for freedom through cinema. Until now, this fertile filmmaking period has gone unacknowledged Internationally. More than three decades later, these twenty features reveal an enthralling, daring, and formally innovative era of Spanish cinema. Basilio Martín Patino and Jaime de Armiñán will be in attendance. All films are from Spain and in Spanish, with English subtitles, except where noted.
The retrospective will be accompanied by three side events. For further information CLICK
Spain (Un)Censored travels to BFI Southbank, London, in January 2008.
Organized by Sally Berger, Assistant Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art, and Marta Sánchez, independent curator, in collaboration with the Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA) and Dirección General de Cooperación y Comunicación Cultural of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Support for the exhibition comes from the Consulate General of Spain, New York;Embassy of Spain, Washington, DC; Instituto Cervantes, New York and Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales y Científicas, Filmoteca, AECI, of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Panel discussion sponsored by The Regional Government of Castile and León. Special thanks to Roberto Varela, Consul for Cultural Affairs, Spanish Consulate General, NY; and Stacey Picullell, Intern, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art.