Guernica

Name: Guernica
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1951
Rating: 64
Cast: María Casares, Jacques Pruvost

1951·Movie

13min

Ratings

64/100

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6.9

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About

Alain Resnais & Robert Hessen use the famous Picasso mural "Guernica" in combination with newspaper headlines in an anti-war cry against the Spanish Civil War. Narration by Jacques Pruvost highlights the Guernica atrocity of April 1937, followed by a poem by Paul Eluard read by María Casares to a discordant score by Guy Bernard.

DNA

Genres: Anti-War Experimental
Mood: MelancholicDarkBleakHauntingCriticalThought-Provoking
Themes: The Human ConditionLove Conquers AllBetrayalThe Horrors Of War
Plot: War AtrocitiesPropaganda DeconstructionPoetic ReflectionUncovering Historical Events
Pacing: Slow BuildModerate
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeFramed Story
Dialog: Poetic LanguageNarration
Character Types: PoetNarrator
Time: 1930sPast Era
Place: Urban CityscapeWar-Torn Town
Cinematic Style: Minimalist SetsHandheld Camera WorkHigh Contrast LightingExperimental Sounds
Costume and Set: War-Torn SetsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

Alain Resnais, Robert Hessens, Henry Ferrand

Produced by:

Pierre Braunberger

Cast

María Casares

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