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NODO- Time and memory

INSTITUTO CERVANTES (London)
Spain / Tuesday 29 January, 2008 / 6.30 p.m. / English

The NO-DO, an acronym of NOticiero DOcumental was a news documentary that was screened compulsorily in Spanish cinemas before the main film between 1942 and 1976. It normally started with “His Excellency the Chief of State, Generalísimo Franco…” The peculiar signature tune and the repeated images of General Franco opening dams remain engraved in the memory of various Spanish generations.

Today, in spite of their propagandistic aims, they manage to convey almost all that they tried to hide, the unique way of thinking of the regime, the abusive presence of the Catholic Church and of the Army in Spanish society and the way they rewarded the audience with broadcasts of the rare sporting triumphs of the poor Spain of that time. FREE.

DVD compilation made by Rafael R. Tranche and Vicente Sánchez-Biosca. Screening selection made by Marta Sánchez.
Edited by Cátedra and Filmoteca Española.

The screening will be introduced by filmmaker José Luis Borau and writer Juan Pedro Aparicio.