Spain in the Movies Powerpoint Review Midterm 1

What is the oldest Spainsh movie?

Llegada de un tren de Teruel a Segorbe 1896

Who founded the first spanish movie theater?

Eduardo Gimeno and his father

What was the first Spainsh movie with a plot (it also had sounds and special effects)

Riña en una café 1897

What is the name of the first Spanish production company?

Hispano Films

Who founded the first Spanish production company?

Seguismundo Chomón

What was the first Spanish cinema genre? 30’s-40’s

La Españolada

What is the genre that blends music and dance?

La copla

What was a popular genre of movies that centered around social and ethnic classes?

gitanos vs. payos

Which is a movie that falls in the genre of social ethnic classes?

Morena Clara 1936

Who introduced Surrealism into Spanish Cinema?

Luis Buñel

What actors did Luis Buñel discover?

Carmen Amaya + Angelillo

What was the production company that produced official regime films?

CIFESA

Despite it saying Jaime de Andrade wrote Raza, who acutally wrote it?

Francisco Franco

What did the movie Marcelino Pan y vino 1954 teach?

how to be a kid in the dictatorship

What were Spanish movies influenced by in the 1950’s?

The French and Italian neorealism

What was the name of the first movie school?

IIEC

What was notable about the movie Viridiana 1961?

It was Luis Buñel’s most controversial movie and it wasn’t allowed in Spain

What was notable about 1962?

The first written censorship laws and a touristic campaign is started

What is Manulo La Nuit 1973 about?

How spain is different and girls from other countries want to come to spain to marry spainsh men

What does the IIEC turn into eventually

EOC

What is “el destape”?

a genre of movies where the only point was seeing women naked

What was important about the film Gary Cooper que estás en los cielos 1981?

it showed different parts of spain with their unique regional identities

Who were the most important people in Spanish cinema in the 90’s?

Carmen Maura + Pedro Almodovar

What two genres became popular in Spain in the 90’s and early 2000’s

Horror and Comedy

What is Sitges festival?

A horror festival held in Spain

What is the most- watched movie in Spanish theaters?

Torrente

What were the 2 sides of the Spanish Civil War?

Republicans and Nationals

What were the dates of Spainsh Civil War.

1936-1939

Was Stalin with the Republicans or Nationals?

Republicans

Was Hitler with the Republicans or Nationals?

Nationals

What is significant about the Battla de Madrid 1936-39?

It was the first city attacked but the last city taken

What is significant about the bombing of Gernika in April 1937?

It was a form of “returning the favor to Hitler” with no strategic bombing just destroy everything

What are the two significant points about the Battala de Ebro Abril - Oct 1938

It was the longest ongoing battle, like like pew pews yk, and it involved a mandatory draft ie. the nickname “baby bottle draft”

Who were Franco’s allies in Spain?

the church, the army, and the bourgeusie ie. rich buisness bros

Who was Franco’s main enemy?

His made up enemy El Contubernio judo-masonico, bc he blamed Jewish people

What were the main characteristics of Francos political regime?

totalitarian, spanish nationalism, nationalcatholicism, antiliberal, anticomunist

What was significant about 1953?

Spain signed an agreement with the Vatican and the US

What are two ideas about Almodovar background that are important?

the economic transformation of spain in the 60’s, social change before democracy

What was going on in Spain from 1975-1982?

a political transformation to democracy

Why were Almodóvar and his movies important?

because they depicted a new Spain

What are repeated elements in Almodovar movies?

duality city-town, countryside is the root of all, going back to the pueblo

What are some important themes in Almodovar movies?

women, gender fluidty, the spanish maruja, kitsch style, cinematography

What type of plot that uses complex, non linear plots and falshbacks does Almodovar use?

baroque plots

How is religion depicted in Almodovar movies?

the catholic religion is present and respected but the church is seen as repressive and abusive