Amaya (1952)
- Directed by
- Luis Marquina
- Genre
- period drama film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- AP
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Set in 8th century Spain, the film follows Basque Christians caught in conflict with Jewish uprisings in Pamplona. It centers on a family's struggle amid religious and political turmoil.
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What happens
Amaya is a 1952 Spanish historical drama film directed by Luis Marquina and starring Susana Canales, Julio Peña and José Bódalo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luis Pérez Espinosa. An adaptation of Francisco Navarro Villoslada's historical novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII, Marquina's version features a visceral judeophobia amplified from the original work, which pushes a conspiracy narrative attributing the "711 loss of Spain" to a Jewish plot. The film's antisemitic sentiment is strongly displayed in sequences such as those involving the uprising of the Pamplona's jewry, and the imprisoning of Basque Christians. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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