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The New Yorker
Oct 10 2007

A Change of Habit (about Spain (Un)Censored)

There’s nothing more joyous than discovering that a film that was shocking in one’s youth still has the power to make one cringe. Luis Buñuel’s Viridiana, from 1961, is certainly not his greatest movie (…) but if you fear blasphemy and entertain any hope for the Christian redemption of the downtrodden, this is the jolt you need. (…)

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El País
Oct 07 2007

Big Apple courts films defying fascism by M. Manso de Zúñiga

Any mention of the Franco era to Spaniards and foreigners alike tends to spark images of a grey, gloomy land populated by bureaucrats and nuns, surrounded by a meek populace drained of initiative and intellect by exile and the oppressive hand of the regime. (…)

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The Village Voice
Oct 05 2007

Rules, Made to be Broken

In “Spain (Un)Censored,” MoMA presents a series of 20 films made during Franco’s 35-year dictatorship, from early efforts like Furrows (1951) and Welcome, Mister Marshall! (1952), which explored rural poverty at a time when it was rarely seen or discussed, to The Cuenca Crime (1979), a graphic depiction of torture and repression made after Franco’s death, but before Spain’s full transition to democracy. All of the films in the series were created under the thumb of the Spanish censors, who restricted formal innovation and most overtly political or sexual content. Directors were forced to turn to more subtle means of getting their point across—symbolism, innuendo, and gentle irony—or risk having their work banned. (…)

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Tempus
Oct 01 2007

Shortmetraje 2007

La ciudad de Nueva York acoge del 27 de febrero al 1 de mayo, una muestra de los cortometrajes españoles de mayor éxito de los últimos años. bajo el título de “Shortmetraje”, la muestra que se exhibe en el Centro Rey Juan Carlos I, adscrito a la Universidad de NY(…)

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Houston Press
Jul 13 2007

Short Films from Spain by Olivia Flores Álvarez

Catch the latest in Spanish cinema at “Short Films from Spain (part 1)” and see a program that guest curator Marta Sanchez calls “really, really daring and diverse.” (…)

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El País
Jul 02 2007

New York supports Spanish cinema

Spanish cinema has a good health and a great international projection. As an example, New York host, from February 27th to May 1st, a festival of most successful Spanish films of recent years (…)

(Article wrote in Spanish)

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El País
Apr 27 2007

El nuevo cine de lo real

Una joven generación de directores da impulso al género documental en España.
El documental ha accedido a los cines comerciales y eso es algo insólito en España. Llorenç Soler, cuya experiencia como documentalista se remonta a la década de los sesenta, celebraba el “momento intenso” de este género durante un encuentro con otros directores que tuvo lugar en el marco del pasado Festival de Málaga (…)

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Levante
Oct 10 2006

Cine Of Dissent

El Museo de Arte Moderno de Nueva York acogerá en 2007 una retrospectiva de películas clásicas españolas, muchas de ellas nunca vistas en Estados Unidos y que luego se proyectaran en Washington y Londres.

Este proyecto sin precedentes, titulado “Cine of Dissent”, ha sido organizado por Pragda International, una iniciativa cultural independiente con sede en Nueva York que en años recientes ha estado promoviendo y distribuyendo en EEUU cine de España y en español. (…)

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El Diario
Dec 09 2003

‘Shortmetraje’, cortos de largo alcance by Juan A. Merino

Por segundo año consecutivo Spanish Cinema Now incluye en su programación ‘Shortmetraje’, un atractivo programa que permite apreciar algunos de los mejores cortometrajes producidos durante el año anterior en España. La muestra, curada por Marta Sánchez, una productora madrileña de cortometrajes, reportajes televisivos y vídeos musicales, y producida por Nieves Prieto, ofrece la oportunidad de conocer desde sus inicios a creadores talentosos (…)

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NYC Netmio
Dec 06 2002

Spanish Cinema Now

The holiday season comes especially early for Walter Reade audiences, as each December the lion’s share of their program is dedicated to both new and classic Spanish cinema (…)

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