That is This: Libertarias (1996)

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Libertarias (1996)

INFO:
Vicente Aranda, Spain/Italy/Belgium, Spanish, 1996, 125 min.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113649/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarias
http://www.csfd.cz/film/35870-libertarias/

(en) At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.

Synopsis: This big-budget Spanish drama pays tribute to the courageous women who sacrificed their lives during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Maria's peaceful life as a nun is shattered when revolutionary anarchists force her and her sisters to flee their convent sanctuary. Maria ends up hiding in a brothel where she meets the good-hearted whore Charo. Their peace is in turn destroyed by the sudden arrival of Pilar, a passionate, idealistic member of the Free Women organization. Her fiery speeches and strong arm tactics compel the hookers and Maria to join their fight. A handsome ex-priest also joins them as they fight with the anarchists in Zaragoza. Following a small victory, the formerly trench-bound, battle-weary women celebrate, but then Maria finds herself faced with the destruction and death that goes with war. Later the former priest informs the women that they will not be allowed to fight upon the front lines and the women are left with broken ideals and angry hearts that lead them into one last, violent battle.

(cz) Film začíná hymnou CNT A Las Barricadas a začne se to pořádně rozjíždět. Soukromé vlastnictví zrušeno, moc přebírá proletariát. Nenávist lidu se vybíjí na buržoazii a představitelích církve. Ty, jež sympatizují s fašismem začnou popravovat. Jedna z hlavních hrdinek tohoto filmu je jeptiška a protože agrese ze strany milice je z jejího pohledu nečitelná, uprchne. Ukryje se mezi prostitutkami, kde přijdou agitovat Mujeres Libres. Po krátkém přesvědčení je donucena s nimi odejít. Avšak postupně zahoří sympatiemi k revoluci. Pak sledujeme odchod hrdinek na frontu a sledujeme všechen ten hnus, který tam probíhal. Revoluce není žádná romantika. Jak to dopadne, to už musíte zjistit sami.
http://punksnotdrugs.blogspot.com/2009/11/mujeres-libres.html