Underplayed Gems

Fuenteovejuna (1947)

Fuenteovejuna poster
Directed by
Antonio Román
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 14m
Rated
AP
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Spanish village unites to resist a cruel ruler. The story adapts a classic play and focuses on collective action, but it softens violent scenes to pass censorship.

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What happens

Fuenteovejuna és una pel·lícula espanyola dirigida per Antonio Fernández-Román i estrenada el 1947, basada en l'obra de teatre homònima de Lope de Vega, el primer cop que fou adaptada al cinema. Per a evitar els envits amb la censura va comptar amb assessors històrics militars, religiosos i d'ambientació. L'adaptació va ser a càrrec de José María Pemán i es van reduir considerablement les escenes de tortures que hi havia a l'obra de Lope i es minimitza l'efecte de revolta del poble contra el tirà. De fet, l'eslogan "Fuenteovejuna, todos a una" no apareix a l'obra de Lope sinó a la pel·lícula. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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