MORIR EN MADRID
France, Spain 1963 – Director: Frédéric Rossif – Original language: English, French, Spanish – Subtitles: English – Length: 85 min.
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
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).
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Production: Ancinex. Producer: Nicole Stéphane.
