Spain: The 20th Century in Color
Through the birth of cinema and the first images recorded in Spain, this series takes viewers on a journey from the late 19th century to the 1970s across 6 hour-long episodes. An exclusive journey through Spain's history featuring stunning footage colorized for the first time and enhanced with realistic sound design to bring out their vividness and spectacular nature. A captivating yet educational series with lively and emotional narration that offers viewers a new way to experience the past.
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This six-part documentary series chronicles the country's transformation from monarchy through civil war, dictatorship, and the early steps toward democracy, offering viewers an unprecedented visual journey through Spain's most pivotal decades.
1.The 1930s (Part 1)
21-12-202256mSpain is a poor, industrially backward and corrupt country. The proclamation of Alfonso XIII as king changes nothing. His alliances with the army, the church and the upper classes...
2.The 1930s (Part 2)
21-12-202256mIn July 1936, a group of military officers in Melilla rise up, dissatisfied with the changes that have occurred under the Second Republic. They want a more conservative, religious...
3.The 1940s
21-12-202256mThe beginning of Franco's dictatorship. The repression by the victors targets the losers of the war and especially women who suddenly lose all their freedoms, returning to a life i...
4.The 1950s
28-12-202256mThe 1950s begin with a country barely emerging from poverty and international isolation. The end of World War II and the arrival of the Cold War against communism present a unique...
5.The 1960s
28-12-202256mThe 1960s begin with a country changing at breakneck speed, leaving behind three very complicated decades. The arrival of tourism brings the construction of airports, hotels and to...
6.The 1970s
28-12-202256mThe 1970s begin with a Francoist regime that has no clear plan for the future and in which no one really knows what will happen once Franco dies. The lack of freedoms, prohibitions...
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