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SIGHT & SOUND PRESENTS...FRANCO’S CHILDREN

BFI SOUTHBANK
Spain / Thursday 7 February, 2008 / 6.10 p.m. / English

The Franco era is a source of enduring fascination for directors working today such as Pedro Almodóvar and Guillermo del Toro. With new laws coming into force bringing past atrocities to light and sanctioning the removal of Francoist symbols from the public sphere, it is timely to investigate the cultural legacy of this repressive regime. Guest speakers including the directors Bigas Luna, Ventura Pons, Paul Julian Smith,and Maria Delgado will discuss how films deal with a painful past, and whether the cinema can make a material difference during and in the aftermath of repressive regimes.