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Far from the Trees (1972)

Far from the Trees (1972)

Documentary
Release Date: 1972, May 19
Directors: Jacinto Esteva
Countries: Spain
Production: Filmscontacto, Filmscontacto
Cast: Antonio Gades, Marta Mejías, Antonio 'Chamaco' Borrero, Manuel Benítez el Cordobés

Overview:

An unprejudiced portrait of Spanish folklore and a crude analysis in black and white of its intimate relationship with atavism and superstition, with violence and pain, with blood and death; a story of terror, a journey to the most sinister and ancestral Spain; the one that lived far from the most visited tourist destinations, from the economic miracle and unstoppable progress, relentlessly promoted by the Franco regime during the sixties.

Keywords:

animal cruelty anthropology franco regime (francoism) religious cult matador (bullfighter) popular festivity spanish folklore