Title
The Spanish Earth and the Non-Nonfiction War Film
Document Type
Article
Annotation
Film analysis concerned with the historical rendering, accurate or not, of the political climate of the Spanish Civil War. Chronicles significant locations, buildings, and monuments filmed but left largely unnamed, situating the effects and intentions of the film within nonfiction theory and the documentary film genre. Discusses the irrigation project central to the film, questioning its value beyond its role in the film.
Published in
Hemingway Review
Volume
34
Issue
1
Date
Fall 2014
Pages
30-46
COinS
Citation
Vernon, Alex, with Almudena Cros and Peter Davis. “The Spanish Earth and the Non-Nonfiction War Film.” Hemingway Review 34, no. 1 (Fall 2014): 30-46.