New from Pragda Educational: Cronica D’Una Mirada
Available for the First Time in North America!
Early last month, a program of subversive films made under total secrecy in ‘60s and ‘70s Spain, were shown for the first time in North America at The Film Society of Lincoln Center.
On the heels of the U.S. Premiere of these clandestine films more than three decades after they were made, Pragda is pleased to announce the North American release of Cronica D’Una Mirada: Clandestine Filmmaking in Franco’s Spain, an extraordinary documentary that sheds light on this unique moment in the history of Spanish cinema, as well as the end of the Franco era.
For those unfamiliar with Pragda, we are a cultural initiative devoted to bringing Spanish Cinema to a wider audience. Through our newly launched educational distribution arm, we look forward to bringing the best Spanish films to the educational market!
CRONICA D’UNA MIRADA: Clandestine Filmmaking in Franco’s Spain, 1960 - 1975
"A must-see DVD collection to understand the evolution of filmmaking in Spain, as well as the history of these troubled times during Franco’s era. Essential."
- Laura Turegano, King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, NYU
This award-winning, six-part documentary uncovers the little-known history of a clandestine group of anti-Franco filmmakers operating under total secrecy in ‘60s and ‘70s Spain. Forced to choose between exile and intellectual annihilation, these filmmakers instead expressed themselves, putting their art into the service of a political movement that altered the course of Spanish history. Their saga, nearly lost to oblivion along with their films, provides crucial witness to the end of the Franco era while simultaneously revealing a bold and formally innovative period in Spanish Cinema.
Interviews with the pillars of Independent Spanish Cinema are prominently featured, including Pere Portabella, Llorenc Soler, Manuel Esteban, Antoni Padros, Carles Barba, and others. LEARN MORE.
Ideal for classes and collections in:
- Spanish and Catalan Language
- Latin American & Iberian Studies
- Cinema Studies
Special Features & Extras:
- 6 high-quality discs in a beautiful box set.
- 44-minute episodes chronicle the movement in thematic, chronological and filmographic order.
- Over 350 minutes of additional material including many of the clandestine films themselves. (In Spanish, no subtitles.)
- A complementary 92-page, full-color episode-guide. (In Catalan. English and Spanish translations are available.)
- Access to a wealth of additional study material, available for viewing and download online, including supporting texts for language students, film clips and more! MORE
Spain, 264 min. (6 X 44), DVD, PAL, Region 0, Spanish & Catalan w/ Spanish & English subtitles
Institutional Price: $595
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