El Perro Negro: Stories from the Spanish Civil War
Brief Synopsis
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Documents the private history of 20th century Europe through home movies recorded by hobbyists who often reveal themselves to be talented filmmakers. Here, a family of Catalan industrialists records their lives from the late '20s on as their nation is disrupted by labor unrest, the collapse of the m
Cast & Crew
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Peter Forgacs
Director
Kati Juhasz
Editor
Cesar Messemaker
Producer
Tibor Szemzo
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Black Dog, The, Perro Negro, El
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Lumenfilm; Lumenfilm
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 24m
Synopsis
Documents the private history of 20th century Europe through home movies recorded by hobbyists who often reveal themselves to be talented filmmakers. Here, a family of Catalan industrialists records their lives from the late '20s on as their nation is disrupted by labor unrest, the collapse of the monarchy, the rise of anarchism, and finally the Spanish Civil War.
Director
Peter Forgacs
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Black Dog, The, Perro Negro, El
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Lumenfilm; Lumenfilm
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 24m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Best Documentary Feature Award at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival April 19-May 1, 2005.
color
dialogue Spanish
subtitled English
