Land and Freedom
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Land and Freedom is a 1995 historical war drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows a young British communist who joins the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Land and Freedom canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
historical war drama film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Barry Ackroyd ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| depicts |
Republican faction in the Spanish Civil War
ⓘ
anti-fascist struggle in Spain ⓘ |
| director | Ken Loach ⓘ |
| distributor |
Curzon Artificial Eye
ⓘ
surface form:
Artificial Eye
|
| editedBy | Jonathan Morris ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Spain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | a young British communist who joins the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | Stalinism vs. anti-Stalinist left ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Liverpool
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | young British communist ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | George Fenton ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | flashback structure ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | militia life on the Aragon front ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collective debate scenes about land reform and revolution
ⓘ
politically engaged depiction of the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization |
Communist Party of Spain
ⓘ
POUM ⓘ Republican militias ⓘ |
| producer | Rebecca O'Brien ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Film4 Productions
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Four Films
|
| releaseDateUK | 1995-09-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 109 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jim Allen ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| stars |
Ian Hart
ⓘ
Icíar Bollaín ⓘ Rosana Pastor ⓘ |
| theme |
idealism and disillusionment
ⓘ
internal conflicts within the left ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ |
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