The First Look

The First Look
Directed byLuis E. Parés
Directed by
Luis E. Parés
In Spain, a poor country ruined by the recent Civil War (1936-39), and in the midst of Franco's dictatorship, a film school was created in Madrid in 1947, which became, almost unintentionally, a space of freedom and pure experimentation until its closure in 1976.
franco regime (francoism)
spanish history
cinema history
film school
film censorship
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