History of Europe

Film (Spain)

In 1895 the first Spanish film exhibition took place in Barcelona

The first Spanish film was released in 1897 by Rina en un cafe the brawl in the cafe

By by 1914 when WW1 started the City was the Capital of what they called

Spain's silent film industry.

The first Spanish film society was founded in Madrid in 1928

1931 saw the introduction of sound in foreign film production and it severely affected the Spanish film industry

Only one movie came out in 1931 until Spanish Industry Film Company Inc introduced sound to Spanish cinema

Silent film are was ruined by the Spanish civil war and only 10% of films

made before 1939 survived the war

During the Spanish civil war in 1930s, censorship and propaganda was introduced

1975 saw censorship loosen after the end of Franco’s dictatorship and death of El Caudillo

Spanish who had left the country started returning home and brought with them their teenage kids with other relaxed cultures.

In Madrid the changes were profound and certain parts of city erupted into self-indulgent cultures, this got wild, pornography exploded, prostitution and wide spread use of drugs was visible

La movida

History of late 1970s – early 1980s when artistic and socio-cultural movement that occurred in the aftermath of Spain’s TransitionThis is the period when Spanish filmmakers dedicated to the controversial topic It was difficult to speak of La movida and explain it to those who didn’t live those years

Luis Bunuel was the first Spaniard to achieve international recognition.

Spanish cinema evolving

• Spanish cinema has been gaining ground for it’s creative and technical excellence.

• Most expensive movie ever produced in Spain was an animated film, the movie set the record in 2009 in box office sales and also won a Goya award for best Animated film

• Some Spanish famous film in original language have also managed to stand their ground internationally.