Songs for After a War

★★★★★

Original title: Canciones para después de una guerra

1976 · 1 h 55 min

Directed by Basilio Martín Patino

Documentary

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Cast

Celia Gámez Imperio Argentina Miguel de Molina Lalo Martel y los Reyes Estrellita Castro Rosa León

Credits

Music: Manuel Parada

Plot

An archive documentary which uses popular songs, newsreels and images to tell the history of the postwar years in Franco's Spain, which was banned until 1976.

Sinekatalog’s take

A powerful and important archive documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (277 votes)
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