Live the utopia

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Movie
German title Live the utopia
Original title Vivir la utopia
Country of production Spain
original language Spanish
Publishing year 1997
length 95 minutes
Rod
Director Juan Gamero
music El Cabrero, Paco del Gastor

Live the utopia , alternatively live the utopia! Anarchism in Spain (originally Vivir la utopía: El anarquismo en España ) is a documentary produced in 1997 for TVE , directed by Juan Gamero . The work deals with the anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist movements from 1840 and during the Spanish Civil War 1936–1939. In doing so, she particularly goes into the area of ​​everyday life and collective self-administration and tries to show the radical changes that have occurred in these years.

The film consists primarily of interviews with thirty anarchists who report on their experiences during this time, whereby the individual interviews are separated from each other by short film sequences, usually material from the time of the civil war.

The documentation adopts a largely pro-anarchist stance and points to what they believe to be a constructive role of the anarchists in organizing the resistance against Franco and life after the coup in general.

Interviewed: Miguel Alba, Ramon Álvarez, Frederico Arcos, Marcelino Bailo, Maria Batet, Severio Campos, Francisco Carrasquer, Miguel Celma, Valerio Chiné; José España, José Fortea, Juan Giménez, Antonio Lahuerta, Concha Liano, Fidel Miró, Aurora Molina, Heleno Molina, Conxa Pérez, Suceso Portales, Dolores Prat, Ximo Queirol, Maravilla Rodríguez, Juan Romero, Manuel Sanz, Liberto Sarrau, José Sauces , José Serra Estruch, Antonio Turón, José Urzáiz, Antonio Zapata.

In addition to the anarchists, Miguel Primo de Rivera and his son José Antonio also have their say through historical recordings.

production

The documentation was produced in the studios of the Fundación de Estudios Libertarios Anselmo Lorenzo (FAL). A team traveled through Spain and parts of France for several months to conduct the interviews. The music comes from the flamenco singers El Cabrero and Paco del Gastor.

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