Spanish New Wave
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The Spanish New Wave was a mid-20th-century film movement in Spain, led by directors like Carlos Saura, that used innovative, often allegorical storytelling to critique Francoist society and modernize Spanish cinema.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish film movement
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film movement ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
critique Francoist society
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modernize Spanish cinema ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1970s ⓘ |
| field | film ⓘ |
| genre | art cinema ⓘ |
| hasLeader | Carlos Saura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProminentDirector |
Basilio Martín Patino
NERFINISHED
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Carlos Saura NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Antonio Bardem NERFINISHED ⓘ Luis García Berlanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Marco Ferreri NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Camus NERFINISHED ⓘ Víctor Erice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Francoist Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | cinema ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Spanish cinema
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post-Franco Spanish filmmakers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European art cinema
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French New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| location | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of Francoist Spain
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generational conflict ⓘ hypocrisy of official morality ⓘ individual freedom ⓘ modernization of Spanish society ⓘ political repression ⓘ social criticism ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| movementPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Francoist censorship ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
European New Wave movements
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Nuevo Cine Español NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| typicalProductionContext |
low-budget films
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state-controlled film industry ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
allegory
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black comedy ⓘ censorship evasion ⓘ elliptical storytelling ⓘ innovative narrative structures ⓘ metaphor ⓘ satire ⓘ social realism ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
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