NEW FILM TITLE AVAILABLE FOR EDUCATION SALES A WAR IN HOLLYWOOD (HOLLYWOOD CONTRA FRANCO) A film by Oriol Porta Spain / 91 min / Documentary / Spanish and English with English subtitles
A War in Hollywood explores Hollywood’s relationship to the Spanish Civil War opening up questions about the dynamic interrelation between film and politics. Focusing on the life of screenwriter Alvah Bessie, who fought in Spain with the Abraham Lincoln Brigades in 1937 and was ultimately blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, the film illustrates the impact and influence the war had on Hollywood film production during the years of strife and the evolution of Franco's image on film. The film also includes interviews with cinema history experts Roman Gubern and Patrick McGilligan, actress Susan Sarandon, and Hollywood writers Arthur Laurents and Walter Bernstein. RELEVANT TOPICS: Documentary, Franco, Cinema Studies, Spanish Civil War, Hollywood History, International Politics, Hispanic Studies, Media Representation WATCH THE TRAILER FOR A WAR IN HOLLYWOOD. ORDER NOW! Universities, Colleges, and Institutions $295 Public Libraries $89 S&H $15 -- Daniela Bajar Pragda 302 Bedford Ave., # 136 Brooklyn, NY 11249 Pragda: www.pragda.com Spanish Film Club: www.spanishfilmclub.com
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