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Songs for After a War
6.6 / 10• 1976• 1h 41m•NR• Spanish
DocumentaryHistoryMusic
Storyline
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.
Cast & Crew
Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage)
Imperio Argentina
Self (archive footage)
Lola Flores
Self (archive footage)
José Isbert
Don Pablo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MA
Manuel Azaña
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Camilo José Cela
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Basilio Martín Patino's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Songs for After a War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
