According to WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary, a paleto is a derogatory slang term translated to English as a “redneck.” During the 1950s and 1960s, there was a rapid increase in the popularity of Paleto Cinema, which often portrayed the difficult situation of the attempted assimilation of rustic villagers into cosmopolitan Spanish cities. Paleto cinema contrasted the cosmopolitan urban life of cities with the agriculturally based rural life of the villages that were groundlessly considered unsophisticated. However, there is a great distinction between paleto cinema movies based on the year of their respective release.
In the post World War 2 era, especially during the early 1950s, Francisco Franco, the military and political leader
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Furthermore, Manuel’s inexperience is displayed when he receives a job to work in the factory. Initially, Manuel is elated by the job offer and leaves the house with great virility and zeal; however, upon laboring in the factory, he is overwhelmed by the workload and soon faints. Manuel is simply a farmer who is trying to toil in the wrong locality, and because he cannot adapt to the new lifestyle, his fainting represents the inability of his village values to transform over into his new city-life. Another example portraying the failed assimilation from the village to the city is the failed attempt by Tonia to become a singer. It is apparent to the viewer that Tonia is infatuated by all things of grandeur and opulence. Tonia is besotted by Chamberlain’s wife’s clothing and even tries them on while she is away. She even tries to be a singer, but her performance is an utter debacle ruined by hecklers in the crowd. Tonia attempts to live in the grandeur of the urban world, but, similar to her father, she cannot assimilate and adjust to the new society; her true values and principles …show more content…
For example, the Pact of Madrid, which was signed in 1953 by the US and Spain, ended a period of virtual isolation for Spain with the US pledging both economic and military support to Spain. Additionally, in 1955, Spain was admitted into the United Nations. Then, from 1959 to 1974, Spain underwent an economic boom which was dubbed the “Spanish Miracle.” Spain had adopted new policies and reforms to become an industrialized country that now less depended on agriculture. There was a “rural exodus” with millions of previously labored farmers moving into the city in desire for new jobs in Spain’s booming economy. Most notably, Spain’s tourism industry developed and flourished under these new policies. Franco, with ideals that were once pro-rural and anti-urban, now expressed ideals that supported Spain’s new urban culture, which were delineated even in Paleto cinema. For example, in the 1968 Spanish comedy, El turismo es un gran invento, directed by Pedro Lazaga, the mayor of a small village, Benito, tries to transform his village into a new and improved tourist center, similar to other Spanish tourism cities. Benito goes with his advisor Basilio to Costa del Sol to learn about tourism and Spanish cities. Rather than the grim and solemn way of city-life that was portrayed in Surcos, El turismo es un gran
When thinking of the word resistance, one gets a picture of a small, weak group of people using guns to fight against a powerful evil. Although this is a correct interpretation of resistance, there are more forms, such as spiritual and cultural resistance, that can be equally devastating to the cause of the powerful evil. A major example of all of these forms of resistance is the Bielski Otraid, subject of the 2008 film Defiance, as they actively resisted the Germans in these ways, become the physical embodiment of Jewish resistance as they drew parallels with the resistance shown by the Jewish people. The Jewish people demonstrated all of the forms of resistance, from the physical resistance seen in the armed revolts seen in multiple ghettos and some death camps, and the spiritual resistance through the attempted continuation of normal life in the ghettos and the acceptance of faith while at the death camps.
While Mexican Americans were considered white by law, the documentary A Class Apart sheds light on the struggles and eventual triumph of Mexican Americans in the their journey for racial equality within the United States. Following the Mexican War, Mexican Americans were subjected to a Jim Crow style of discrimination. Despite retaining U.S. citizenship, Mexican Americans were treated as second class citizens. Frustrated by social, political, and economic disenfranchisement, Mexican Americans sought the assistance of the United States Supreme Court, in what would become a landmark case, to secure the full rights afforded to them as United States citizens.
él Californio: Don Alejandro Vásquez a great uncle of José, very stubborn old man who stayed in California after the war, as far as he was concerned he was still in México.
Rosa Linda Fregoso. The Bronze Screen: Chicana and Chicano Film Culture. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993
In the documentary “Fed Up,” sugar is responsible for Americas rising obesity rate, which is happening even with the great stress that is set on exercise and portion control for those who are overweight. Fed Up is a film directed by Stephanie Soechtig, with Executive Producers Katie Couric and Laurie David. The filmmaker’s intent is mainly to inform people of the dangers of too much sugar, but it also talks about the fat’s in our diets and the food corporation shadiness. The filmmaker wants to educate the country on the effects of a poor diet and to open eyes to the obesity catastrophe in the United States. The main debate used is that sugar is the direct matter of obesity. Overall, I don’t believe the filmmaker’s debate was successful.
The Second Spanish Republic was founded on April 14, 1931 with popular support. However, politics quickly became severely polarized to the Left or Right between 1931 and July 18, 1936. In the 1933 general election, CEDA (The Spanish Confederation of the Autonomous Right) which was founded by Gil Robles after fascist models made coalitions and garnered the largest support. (Preston 18, 62) In 1934...
Evidently, Spain’s loss of its colonies[3] lowered the morale of the Spanish people and reflected Spain’s backward and deteriorating nation,[4] especially in respect to the development of other European countries of that period. It was here that the Spanish realised their desperate need for ‘regeneration.’ However, a disagreement on the type of change needed divided the Spanish nation into two factions, ... ... middle of paper ... ...
In 1923, King Alfonso XIII was in full support of how General Primo de Rivera wanted to control the country, so the General became a dictator until 1930. Although he was a dictator, he wasn’t as harsh as dictators that came after him. He was actually interested in public work and industrial production, and he assisted with the end of the Moroccan Rebellion in 1925. However, Spain was a disaster financially, and Rivera could not fix the problem. In April of 1931, Spain held an election, and those elected declared Spain a republic instead of a monarchy. Because of this declaration, many problems arose. Catalonia and the Basque region requested independence, which could have caused Spain to break up. The Catholic Church and the republic also did not get along very well. Spain was primarily an agricultural country around this era, so when the country was in a depression in the 1930s, their prime exports dropped in value. T...
To understand fully the implicit meaning and cultural challenges the film presents, a general knowledge of the film’s contents must be presented. The protagonist, Tita, suffers from typical Hispanic cultural oppression. The family rule, a common rule in this culture, was that the youngest daughter is to remain unwed for the duration of her mother’s life, and remain home to care for her. Mama Elena offers her daughter, Tita’s older sister Rosaura, to wed a man named Pedro, who is unknowingly in mutual love with Tita. Tita is forced to bake the cake for the wedding, which contains many tears that she cried during the process. Tita’s bitter tears cause all the wedding guests to become ill after consuming the cake, and Tita discovers she can influence others through her cooking. Throughout the film, Tita’s cooking plays an important role in all the events that transpire.
I chose to analyze Despicable Me, an animated film geared towards a younger audience, because I was interested in examining underlying theories and messages that this film would be relaying to its viewers. Often times, when watching animated films, children are not aware of these messages, as they are absorbed by the characters, special effects, and humor. But as we have learned throughout this semester, our brains are subconsciously primed by the various surroundings we are exposed to. Since we also studied the impacts of entertainment, such as television and video games, on children, I wanted to see how a popular children’s film might also affect them.
In 1953, Castro led 165 rebels in an attack on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba (Charabati 2). The attack failed and Castro spent 15 years in prison, after which he ended up in exile in Mexico (Charabati 3). In Mexico, Castro met a military doctor named Ernesto “Che” Guevera who supported revolution against Cuba’s military dictator Fulgencio Batista (Charabati 3). Castro was introduced to communist and other radical ideals through Guevara and other rebels in the Moncada army barracks raid. He also sought political positions to gain the power and influence to execute his plans. When campaigning for these position...
Spain was once of the powerful nations in Europe. However, by the 20th century it was poor and backwards country where corruption was experienced on a commonly basis. After losing its overseas possessions Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and Philippines during the Spanish-American War Spain was in a state of political tension due extreme measures of wealth, poverty and clearly social tensions. Essentially Spain was a deeply divided country during this time although it was a constitutional monarchy during 1920. During this year King Alfonso XIII remained as the royal figurehead however, Miguel Primo de Rivera was the dictator. The tension was between the right-wing Nationalists and left-wing Republican parties. The nationalist’s party was made up of monarchists, landowners, employers, the Roman Catholic Church and the army. The Republicans consisted of the workers, trade unions, socialists, and peasants. The nationalists were described as traditionalists and fascists, while the republicans were socialists and communists. The real political tension started occurring post 1930 when growing opposition to Miguel Primo de Rivera right-wing government started growing rapidly and leading to his resignation. Miguel Primo de Rivera was not able to solve Spain’s financial disaster from the result of the Great Depression, where unemployment rates increased drastically and Rivera never provided any solutions. Miguel was so unsuccessful throughout his dictatorship even the army refused to support his dictatorship. This then concluded in republican receiving the majority of the election votes, throwing out King Alfonso XIII the following year. The abdication of the King was the turning point; where Spain was now considered the Republic of Spa...
Fregoso, Rosa Linda. "Chicana Film Practices: Confronting the 'Many-Headed Demon of Oppression.'" New York, NY: University of Minnesota Press.
The film Apocalypto directed by Mel Gibson is a depiction on how the Mayan and other mesoamerican tribes conflicted throughout time. The movie opens with Jaguar Paw the main protagonist who is on a hunt with his fellow tribesmen for food. Throughout this sequence they show teamwork and acrobatic skills showing off the dynamics of hunting. After they hunt they encounter a passing tribe whose village was just raided telling Jaguar that they are coming creating fear which is essentially the theme of the movie. Upon return we see a warm family like feel that everyone in the tribe has. Everyone knows and loves each other expressing the love between family, that night they feast and pray that fear does not exist and no one should be afraid. The next
Today, most movie goers categorize ‘silent films’ into one genre and discard the stark differences that make Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, The Great Train Robbery, and Broken Blossoms vastly dissimilar. In my opinion, these films clearly illustrate the evolution from silent film projection on a cafe wall to the birth of the hollywood that we know today. The profound contrast is most apparent in their stories, their performances, and the emotional response each film invokes. Collectively these films provide viewers with a clear perspective on how early film progressed from silent stills into what we call today, The Classical hollywood “silent” film era.