No Pasaran, the pledge that made them fight
Adelante was the cry around the hillside
Let us all remember them tonight.
To try and stem the rising fascist tide
Franco’s allies were the powerful and wealthy
Frank Ryan’s men came from the other side.
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1936. David an unemployed young man, leaves Liverpool to join the fight against Fascism in the early days of the Spanish Civil War. He joins an international section of the Republican Militia on the Aragon front where he experiences the trials and anguish of the war.Wounded, he convalesces in Barcelona and is caught in the conflict on the Republican side between the Communist Party and his revolutionary comrades in the militia.The resolution of this conflict and David’s return to the front may seem tragic but his belief in the possibility of revolutionary change is unshaken. His story is revealed only after his death, sixty years later, in letters discovered by his granddaughter.
Drama-documentary telling the story of Ethel MacDonald (1909-1960), an anarchist from Motherwell, one of the countless people who made their individual pilgrimage to Spain. In October 1936 Ethel left Glasgow with Jenny Patrick, another long-time anarchist activist who had been secretary of the Glasgow Anarchists during the industrial troubles of 1916. Ethel became a regular broadcaster on the English-language programmes of the Barcelona CNT-FAI radio station. Their high profile and defence of the social revolution led to both Ethel and Jenny being arrested and held without trial by the Stalinist secret police. Her extraordinary story is told in Chris Dolan’s ‘An Anarchist’s Story: The Life of Ethel Macdonald’, a fascinating, personal account of the pivotal events of the spring and summer of 1937.
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Libertarias (Subtitled)
Libertarias: In the midst of the Spanish Revolution and Spanish Civil War in Barcelona, militia women Pilar (Ana Belen) and Floren (Victoria Abril) are joined by former prostitute Charo (Loles Leon) and former nun Maria (Ariadna Gil). The film opens with scenes of working class militants demolishing and burning religious icons, as they shout «down with Capitalism!» and «long live the libertarian revolution!» While fully immersed in the overall enthusiasm of revolutionary Spain, Pilar and friends find themselves fighting against deep gender inequality which complicates their efforts in the war against Francisco Franco’s Nationalist/Fascist/Catholic forces. They encounter resistance even within their own «Free Women» (Mujeres Libres) organization as one woman (that resembles Federica Montseny) tries to persuade them to stay and work in defense factories, while men try to convince them to go work as cooks, not front-line soldiers.
Butterfly is the English language DVD release title for La lengua de las mariposas (Spanish The Tongue of the Butterflies), a 1999 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda. The film centers on Moncho and his coming-of-age experience in Galicia in 1936. Moncho develops a close relationship with his teacher Don Gregorio who introduces the boy to different things in the world. While the story centers on Moncho’s ordinary coming-of-age experiences, tensions related to the looming Spanish Civil War periodically interrupt Moncho’s personal growth and daily life.
A documentary about Anarchist communities established by the CNT/FAI, an Spanish revolutionary group. The Spanish Anarchist experiment is the largest and most compelling example of Anarchism being implemented in the real world..Workers opened communal cafes where people could eat for free. Communities set up food committees to arrange food supply with the countryside — market commerce and money was replaced in many areas by distribution according to need. Free schools, universities and health programs were set up and administrated by the workers themselves. Rural areas were collectivised. This experience, in which about 8 million people participated, showed that anarchist organisation of society could indeed work in practice. It truly was a Living Utopia.
A documentary chronicling the lives of women of the anarchist-feminist organization, Mujeres Libres (Free Women), during the Spanish Revolution (1936–39). Interviewees include former members discussing revolutionary Spain and women’s involvement in the war, their relationship to the other anarchist organizations at the time — and their lives since. Decades later, Mujeres Libres remains a model for revolutionary feminist theory and action. In Spanish, with English subtitles.
The Spanish Earth (1937) was an agitprop film (in English) aimed at mobilising US support for the cause of the Spanish Republic. It was written by John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway (with the involvement of Hollywood and other prominent personalities including Fredric March, Luise Rainer, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, and Archibald MacLeish in the financing of its production company, «Contemporary Historians, Inc.»). The film was directed by the Dutch pro-Soviet communist Joris Ivens with a voice-over by Hemingway.
Spanish Civil War: Prelude to tragedy – 1931-36. (part 1 of 6) Produced by Granada Television. Rare archival film and eyewitness accounts. Revolution, counter-revolution, and terror; Battleground for idealists; Franco and the Nationalists; The revolution; Victory and defeat. ~ (This is a 6 part series, excellent footage, view rest from link)
many more eco and political films: http://whileyouweresleeping.wordpress.com/previous-films/
on transition blog here https://www.transitionnetwork.org/forums/process/general/vids-remember-75-years-ago-spanish-civil-war-revolution
https://www.transitionnetwork.org/forums/process/general/vids-remember-75-years-ago-spanish-civil-war-revolution#comment-13504
Spanish Revolution > Europe (BBC report today)
Spanish Indignants start long protest march to Brussels
Spanish activists, known as «the Indignants», have set off from Madrid on a long march to Brussels. They are protesting against what they see as governments bowing to financial markets and ignoring the needs of their own people in the economic crisis. As they head north, the protesters plan to hold meetings, collecting complaints and proposals as they go.Since the movement began in Madrid two months ago, similar groups have sprung up across Europe.The Indignants have added a new chant to their repertoire: «To Brussels!» they sing.
BBC article at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14302607
The Spanish Civil War E1/6 Prelude to Tragedy 1931-36
Granada TV
This programme, using unique newsreel footage follows all the major battles and incidents throughout the three years of civil war in Spain, including the surrender in March 1939.
The Spanish Civil War E1/6 Prelude to Tragedy 1931-36
Granada TV
This programme, using unique newsreel footage follows all the major battles and incidents throughout the three years of civil war in Spain, including the surrender in March 1939.
Parecon and Spain’s CNT
http://www.zcommunications.org/parecon-and-spain-s-cnt-by-michael-albert
The primary anarchist economic contribution, I think, is its desire to reduce hierarchy to a minimum and to enlarge informed participation and self management in its place. These aims should inform any sensible thought about the economy, or any other social phenomena…
[…] Irishmen who left Ireland to fight with the Spanish people during that sad sad tragic affair the Spanish civil war, the International brigades. And as he sings “The bishop in Maynooth gave the call to support […]
La Lengua De Las Mariposas (Butterfly Tongues Subtitled) 1 de 5
Really informative website about the civil war in barcelona and spain http://iberianature.com/spanishcivilwar/
nick lloyd runs civil war tours and wrote an article in this months edition of metropolitan magazine: City Target
http://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/articles/city-target/
Jarama Valley – Woody Guthrie
[…] More infos and films at: Vids to remember 75 years ago: Spanish civil war + Revolution […]
This week marks 75 anniversary since the start of the bombing of barclona:
Short video here from BTV.
http://www.btv.cat/btvnoticies/2012/02/13/bombardeig-barcelona-savoia-elizalde-1937/
CITY TARGET article in above link, outlines the goings on.
ANARCHIST STORY now at:
Història d´una anarquista (dubbed in Catalan)
Anarchism In Spain
http://videos.mitrasites.com/anarchism-in-spain.html
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom, British director Ken Loach’s film about the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, says something quite different. It says that the present state of affairs was not inevitable, and that the working class is capable of uplifting and liberating itself. It says further that the cause of the failure of the Soviet Union lay not with socialism, but Stalinism.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5904180592045722602
The Spanish Earth (Tierra de España)
http://www.veoh.com/watch/v7016556pBfNQnZG
De toda la vida
(Lisa Berger y Carol Mazer, 1986) es un documental sobre la organización Mujeres Libres que narra, a través de entrevistas, su participación en la guerra civil española y su lucha día a día como anarquistas y como mujeres, en la guerra y en la revolución. Las protagonistas hablan sobre cómo se involucraron en la guerra, sobre sus relaciones con otras organizaciones anarquistas y sobre su vida desde entonces. Décadas después, Mujeres Libres es todavía un modelo de feminismo revolucionario.
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Ernest Hemingway: The Spanish Earth (1937)
The film was written by Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos (among others) and was narrated by Hemingway.
1936 – Spanish Civil War CNT and FAI (English Subtitles)
1936 – 1939: The Spanish Civil War was the dress rehearsal for what was about to come in Europe in 1939. It was the perfect scenario to test what were the new war machines created by fascist dictatorships which brought Europe to the gates of total annihilation.
This part of human history marks the beginning and the end of a utopia, in a country that suffered under the most fierce fascism, past and present ideals gather here. My love and appreciation for this special episode of time got me to edit and translate this documentary, the history, the ideas, the workers, the organization, and overall the passion of a people that fought with all its heart and strength inspired me to do this work and make it real. Now thanks to this, more people would be able to understand the whole concept of what was the Spanish Civil War, what was that workers wanted and after all what were the reasons that made them lose the war. This material was made to show you why is important to remember these brave workers, these brave men and women who gave their lives for an ideal, the Spanish Civil War shows us all a complete passion for life and freedom as the way it should be.
Antonio Ortiz : Neither God nor Master
Part 1
http://veehd.com/video/4650497_Antonio-Ortiz-1-Neither-God-nor-Master
«First of a two-part documentary exploring the life of Antonio Ortiz Ramrez. (Barcelona April 13 1907 April 2 1996). Carpenter (secretary of the Barcelona Woodworkers Union – CNT) member of the Nosotros action group O/C of the 25th Division of the Spanish Republican Army and French army officer in WWII. This first part focuses on his early years with the Nosotros anarchist group through to leading the second column to liberate Zaragoza (24 July 1936). »
Part 2
http://veehd.com/video/4650587_Antonio-Ortiz-2-Neither-God-nor-Master
«Final part of the documentary exploring the life of Antonio Ortiz Ramrez. (Barcelona April 13 1907 April 2 1996). Carpenter (secretary of the Barcelona Woodworkers Union – CNT) member of the Nosotros action group O/C of the 25th Division of the Spanish Republican Army and French army officer in WWII. This second part deals with the period from August 1936 onwards when he commanded the 25th Division on the Aragon Front the Council of Aragon escape into France life in the French army his involvement in the aerial attempt on Francos life organized by Laureano Cerrada Santos «
El General Anarquista, sin Dios ni Amo. Antonio Ortiz – Pt. 1
Parte 1
Documental que profundiza en la vida de Antonio Ortiz Ramírez (Barcelona, 13 de abril de 1907 – 2 de abril de 1996). Carpintero (secretario de la Unión de Trabajadores de la Madera de Barcelona – CNT), miembro del grupo de acción «Nosotros», mando de la 25ª División del ejército republicano y oficial de la armada francesa en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Parte 2
El General Anarquista, sin Dios ni Amo. Antonio Ortiz – Pt. 2
The Spanish Civil War – Revolution, Counter Revolution & Terror (part 2 of 6 part British TV series)
RED YEARS BLACK YEARS
Short prologue to the Spanish Civil War April 1931 to July 1936. Made by Wesley Magoogan and Stuart Christie.Narration by Branwen Christie.
An Anarchist’s Story – Ethel MacDonald – Part 1 (english)
Historia de una anarquista (Ethel MacDonald). Subtitulado español. Parte 1 de 4 (catalan dub, spanish subs)
[…] película de la Barcelona en Transició, de la commision CORAZÓN ♥. La primera del PARTE ROJO : Recuerdos del ’36 / ’37. (See English translation and film with subs at […]
Leftist activists and musicians from MANIC STREET PREACHERS wrote in 1999 this beautiful song dedicate to INTERNATIONAL BRIGADISTS, young common people who changed shooting rabbits at the country side for shooting fascists in the battlefields of Spain, where DEMOCRACY was a concern of all the human kind.
MANIC STREET PREACHERS_ If you tolerate this your children will be next
I never had the honour to meet bob doyle, but read his great book «brigadista» heres a great vid from a few mates in ireland, just in case you hadnt come across it…
legend, brigadista
Seventy years after the the end of the Spanish civil war, British war veterans who fought in the conflict have been rewarded with Spanish citizenships.
The veterans fought against the regime of Francisco Franco, the Spanish dictator, in a war which left about 500,000 people dead.
Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports from the ceremony in London, where seven pensioners received Spanish passports.
The Scots who fought Franco
Over 500 Scots fought in the Spanish Civil War which devastated Spain 70 years ago; emotions and memories of this extraordinary conflict are still alive and poignant. In this two-part documentary series narrated by actor David Hayman, The Scots Who Fought Franco remembers this major conflict through unseen, unique archive interviews with Scots who joined the International Brigade, or Brigaders as they are known.
http://scotland.stv.tv/history/113745-scots-who-fought-franco-in-spanish-civil-war-remembered/
The Scots who fought Franco. (Part 1 of 6 on youtube)
[…] Esta película se proyectará el jueves 26 de Abril 2012 en Barcelona en CAT BAR a las 20.30h. Será la segunda película de la Barcelona en Transició, de la commision CORAZÓN ♥. La secundo del PARTE ROJO : Recuerdos del ’36 / ’37. […]
[…] Esta película se proyectará el jueves 26 de Abril 2012 en Barcelona en CAT BAR a las 20.30h. Será la segunda película de la Barcelona en Transició, de la commision CORAZÓN ♥. La secundo del PARTE ROJO : Recuerdos del ’36 / ’37. […]
nice version of christy moores song, done by ronnie drew and the dubliners:
BEST TO WATCH IN FULL SCREEN; Viva la Quinta Brigada (listed as Viva la Quince Brigada in later recordings) is a Christy Moore song about the Irishmen who fought in the Spanish Civil War against Franco. The title was inspired by a Spanish song about the war, ‘Viva la Quince Brigada’.
Moore wrote this song choosing to focus on the Irish socialist volunteers (who in later years became known as the Connolly Column) who were a small contingent within the 15th International Brigade.
The song was inspired by Spanish Civil War veteran Michael O’Riordan’s book Connolly Column. Moore said: «Without Michael O’Riordan I’d never have been able to write Viva la Quince Brigada. I must have performed the song over a thousand times and every single time I sing it I think of Mick and wonder how can I ever thank him enough. In Spain in 1983 I was reading his book, Connolly Column — the story of the Irishmen who fought for the Spanish Republic, and I began this song as I read on. The song was lifted entirely from his book.»