{"id":94672,"date":"2024-01-06T19:55:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T02:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94672"},"modified":"2024-01-08T00:36:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T07:36:42","slug":"to-die-in-madrid-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94672","title":{"rendered":"To Die in Madrid (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;They come from around the world; they are going to die in Madrid.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Poster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Poster2-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-94674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Poster2-215x300.png 215w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Poster2-92x128.png 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Poster2-194x270.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Poster2.png 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nExtensive footage explores the bloody <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spanish_Civil_War\">Spanish Civil War<\/a> of 1936-1939, fought between left-leaning Republicans and Franco&#8217;s dictatorial Nationalist regime.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Spanish Civil War<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMade a little over 20 years after its conclusion, this French documentary about the Spanish Civil War &#8212; directed and co-written by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Rossif &#8212; was nominated for an Oscar as Best Documentary (though it lost to <em>The Eleanor Roosevelt Story<\/em>, which I&#8217;m now curious to see as well; it would actually be super interesting to take a dive into all Oscar-nominated documentaries over the years, if available&#8230;). At any rate, Rossif and his team present a truly impressive compilation of historical film clips: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Soldiers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Soldiers.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Soldiers.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Soldiers-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Soldiers-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Soldiers-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; intermingled with beautifully shot additional footage:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Benches.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Benches.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Benches.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Benches-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Benches-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Benches-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; presenting the arc of the war from its beginnings &#8212; at a time when (our narrator informs us) half the country&#8217;s population of 24 million people is illiterate, with &#8220;8 million poor, 2 million landless farmers, [and] 20,000 people own[ing] half of Spain&#8221; &#8212; until its end, when World War II increasingly dominated the global landscape (Spain remained officially neutral).  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Franco.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Franco.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Franco.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Franco-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Franco-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Franco-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Such socio-cultural context is crucial to our understanding of why and how so many people fought on behalf of the Republican cause: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Republic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Republic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Republic.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Republic-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Republic-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Republic-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though they were ultimately defeated, in large part through the support of Franco&#8217;s Fascist cronies. Along the way we learn about how &#8220;the [Spanish] people discover that they exist: they have the right to speak, the right to discourse,&#8221; yet they remain landless and &#8220;the workers are still without work.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Peasants.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Peasants.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Peasants.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Peasants-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Peasants-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Peasants-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Right-to-Exist.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Right-to-Exist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Right-to-Exist.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Right-to-Exist-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Right-to-Exist-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Right-to-Exist-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>We hear about Francisco Franco&#8217;s election in 1936; the two fronts that emerge (Popular and National); and how the Popular Front gains legitimate power while a narrative against it is quickly spun: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Against this sterile state, I propose the integral state: what many call fascist,&#8221; says anti-Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jos%C3%A9_Calvo_Sotelo\">Calvo Sotelo<\/a>, who is assassinated. &#8220;But if the fascist state is the end of the strikes, the end of the unrest, the end of abuses against property, then I declare with pride that I am a fascist.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Sotelo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Sotelo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Sotelo.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Sotelo-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Sotelo-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Sotelo-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And so on (though we are only 8 minutes into the film at this point)&#8230; Among the most devastating footage is the unconscionable bombing of civilians at Guernica, in which &#8220;the shelling lasted 3 hours.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Guernica-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Guernica-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Guernica-1.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Guernica-1-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Guernica-1-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Guernica-1-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along with <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=50460\"><em>The Good Fight<\/em> (1984)<\/a> &#8212; which chronicles American volunteers&#8217; role in the war &#8212; all viewers should watch this film and learn about this still-too-little-understood period of 20th century global history.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Impressive curation of historical footage<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Crowd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Crowd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Crowd.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Crowd-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Crowd-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Crowd-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Georges Barsky&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Horses.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Horses.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"568\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Horses.png 742w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Horses-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Horses-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/To-Die-in-Madrid-Horses-353x270.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maurice Jarre&#8217;s score <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance and Oscar nomination. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0057327\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1965\/09\/21\/archives\/at-the-movies-to-die-in-madrid.html\">NY Times Original Review (short overview)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;They come from around the world; they are going to die in Madrid.&#8221; Synopsis: Extensive footage explores the bloody Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, fought between left-leaning Republicans and Franco&#8217;s dictatorial Nationalist regime. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary French Films Spanish Civil War Review: Made a little over 20 years after its conclusion, this French documentary about the Spanish Civil War &#8212; directed and co-written by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Rossif &#8212; was nominated for an Oscar as Best Documentary (though it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94672\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94672"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94769,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94672\/revisions\/94769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}