The Anarchist's Wife
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The Anarchist's Wife is a 2008 Franco-German film directed by Maria Noelle and Peter Sehr.
The plot derives from the experience of Letelu's grandparents. Her grandfather, an anarchist
, fought in Madrid against Francisco Franco
's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War
. He was deported to a concentration camp, then fought for the French Resistance
. His wife, with two young children, never gave up hope of seeing him again.
Ivana Baquero from Pan's Labyrinth
is in the film.
The film premiered at the Valladollid Film Festival on October 25, 2008. The film was released in Spain under the name La Mujer Del Anarquista and in Germany as Die Frau des Anarchisten.
The plot derives from the experience of Letelu's grandparents. Her grandfather, an anarchist
Anarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
, fought in Madrid against Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. He was deported to a concentration camp, then fought for the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
. His wife, with two young children, never gave up hope of seeing him again.
Ivana Baquero from Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
is in the film.
The film premiered at the Valladollid Film Festival on October 25, 2008. The film was released in Spain under the name La Mujer Del Anarquista and in Germany as Die Frau des Anarchisten.
Principal cast
- Juan Diego BottoJuan Diego BottoJuan Diego Botto-Rota is an Argentine-Spanish actor.Botto's father disappeared during the Argentine Dirty War when Juan Diego was only two years old...
as Justo - Maria ValverdeMaría ValverdeMaría Valverde Rodríguez is a Spanish actress.She was born María Valverde Rodriguez in Carabanchel, Madrid. She was 16 when she got a leading role with Luis Tosar in a Manuel Martín Cuenca movie, La flaqueza del bolchevique, she won the 2003 Goya Award for this role.She has also taken part in...
as Manuela - Ivana Baquero as Paloma - age 15