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
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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