MORIR EN MADRID

On the eve of the Second World War, a fascist putsch gave rise to a totalitarian battle of ideologies in Spain. With archive images that the director Rossif surreptitiously obtained from the Franco regime’s censors, MORIR EN MADRID is a comprehensive chronicle of one of the 20th century’s greatest tragedies. Pablo Bücheler

Production: Ancinex. Producer: Nicole Stéphane. Length: 85 min.

No youth rating

Frédéric Rossif 

Frédéric Rossif (1922-1990) was an award-winning French director, screenwriter, photographer and documentary filmmaker. In 1966, he was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Documentary category for MORIR EN MADRID.

Filmography

PORTRAIT: ORSON WELLES, FR 1968, 41 min. 
AS FAR AS LOVE CAN GO, FR 1971, 90 min.

Retrospective: Franquismo in Spain

Franco's legacy – for a long time a culturally untouched, nationwide trauma that has become a defining part of Spanish identity. We present six films from four decades of facing and coping with Franquismo.

This project has been possible with the support of Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).

#True Crime #Sol Y Sombra #Reality in Black&White #Looking back: Coping with the Past