Franco Zeffirelli Essay

El Caudillo There has been plenty of stories about men in history but none like the one of Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco Bahamonde. Francisco came to power promptly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. He led the Nationalist Army to victory. After the war ended in 1939, Franco held complete control of Spain. His administration was similar to a Fascist autocracy. He carried out the functions of chief of state, prime minister, commander in chief, and leader of the Falange. In this

The Spanish civil war of 1936-1939 was an important conflict in Spain’s history. This war was initiated by a military revolt led by General Francisco Franco on the 17 July 1936 and ended with Franco’s victory on the 1 April, 1939. This victory resulted in the replacement of the Second Spanish Republic with the conservative dictatorship of Franco. This conflict triggered the clash of the various cultures and ideologies within Spain. One important example of an ideological clash was that of Communism

Sáenz de Heredia, 1942) under a pseudonym. Raza is a key example of government’s involvement within the film industry, with many films of the time being censored under the Franco regime meant the film makers within Spain didn’t have full creative control. Although the cinema of Spain was dictated by the government, audiences within Spain distanced themselves from the early Spanish films in the 1940’s due to the historical

reluctant military (who did not like his ideas of officer minimalisation). The next elections were won by the republicans, led by Azana, without too much difficulty. The Republic lasted 8 years before another military coup, led by general Franco, took over the government. The Republic tried to set out major reforms, intending to restructure the whole of Spain. The eight-hour working day was set up, as well as a reduction of officers in the armed forces (by the form of early retirement)

film The Spirit of the Beehive is about Ana a girl who lives with her parents and older sister in a manor house in an isolated Spanish village. The film told through Ana’s perspective and takes place in 1940, right after the civil war when Francisco Franco declares victory. Fernando Ana’s father spends most of his time tending his beehives meanwhile her mother Teresa spends her time daydreaming about an ex-lover and writing letters to him. Ana and her sister Isabel watch the movie Frankenstein, Ana

Throughout Spain’s history, the role and image of women have been shaped by the ideals set forth by the traditional and devout Catholic political authority. After the changes that followed the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the female role in Spain has been just as much in transition as the nation’s political system. This time of transition would serve as an opportunity where Spanish women could reclaim their identity and show that they were just as deserving of their individual rights as men

political roots. El Clasico is a rivalry defined by distance, the distance between what the two clubs stand for and represent. With Madrid representing Spanish nationalism and Barcelona representing Catalan nationalism. During the Franco regime Catalans saw Madrid as a tool Franco would use to humiliate the city in another domain. The example most cited in the book Barça was the 1943 Copa Del Rey. Barça held a 3–0 lead going into the second leg, with a few controversial decisions. The home fans who would

Republican government and fascist forces led by General Francisco Franco attempting to overthrow them. He depicts this in the painting by drawing out a bull and a horse. Although, he uses bulls and horses in many of his other paintings such as minotauromachy, to symbolize life and death rituals of the spanish bullfightings he saw as a child. This painting is a bit peculiar. The bull and horse symbolize republican fighters (horse) and Francos army (bull). In the painting you can see that the bull is

The film The Spirit of the Beehive, is about Ana a girl who lives with her parents and older sister in a manor house in an isolated Spanish village. The film takes place in 1940, right after the civil war when Francisco Franco declares victory. Fernando Ana’s father spends most of his time tending his beehives meanwhile her mother Teresa spends her time daydreaming about an ex-lover and writing letters to him. Ana and her sister Isabel watch the movie Frankenstein, Ana is so fascinated by the story

In a longer historical perspective the Spanish Civil War amounts to the opening battle of World War II, perhaps the only time in living memory when the world confronted—in fascism and Nazism—something like unqualified evil. The men and women who understood this early on and who chose of their own free will to stand against fascism have thus earned a special status in history. Viewed internally, on the other hand, the Spanish Civil War was the culmination of a prolonged period of national political