Three Clandestine Catalan Films against Franco’s Dictatorship

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El sopar (The Dinner). 1974. Catalonia. Directed by Pere Portabella. Courtesy Filmoteca de Catalunya

Montserrat. 1970. Catalonia. Digital projection. In Spanish, Catalan; English subtitles. 10 min.

Anonymous filmmakers shot these images during an assembly of intellectuals protesting the death penalty against Basque terrorists.

Manifestacions de Barcelona (Demonstrations in Barcelona [February 1–8, 1976]). 1976. Catalonia. Digital projection. In Spanish, Catalan; English subtitles. 20 min.

Footage shot by unnamed filmmakers capture the mass demonstrations in Barcelona demanding freedom, amnesty, and autonomy.

El sopar (The Dinner). 1974/2018. Catalonia. Directed by Pere Portabella. Digital projection. In Spanish, Catalan; English subtitles. 65 min.

Five former political prisoners meet secretly in a country house in 1974 to recount their experiences in prison. Portabella recently recut his film to provide more historical and contemporary context.

Program 95 min.

This film accompanies Catalan Cinema’s Radical Years, 1968–1978.

Past events

Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 7:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Oct 26, 2018, 4:30 p.m.

Introduced by Esteve Riambau, Director, Filmoteca de Catalunya

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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