The Spanish Earth (This Spanish Earth) (1937)
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47% of users liked it
(218 ratings)
This landmark political film follows the struggle for democracy that lay at the heart of the Spanish Civil War. Combining visceral footage shot at the frontlines, celebrations of the Spanish people, and a powerful narration (written by Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos), the film presents the… More This landmark political film follows the struggle for democracy that lay at the heart of the Spanish Civil War. Combining visceral footage shot at the frontlines, celebrations of the Spanish people, and a powerful narration (written by Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos), the film presents the human face of war in a manner unmatched by few films before or since.
- Directed By
- Joris Ivens
- Written By
- Joris Ivens
- Genres
- Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 20, 1937 Wide
Critic Reviews
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, New York Times
Its technique is that of the film document, but Hemingway's narrative makes it a definitely propagandist effort.
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Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
The film develops parallel connections between farmers creating an irrigation system and civilian defenders of the besieged Spanish republic.
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Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
A lion's share of the fault lies in the narration, the kind of one-sided screen advocacy journalism that has resurfaced in contemporary non-fictions and based-ons.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Serves as both a look at the humanity of the Loyalist followers and as an historical footnote to a significant time in the modern history of Spain.
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Cast
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Jean Renoir
as Narrator
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Ernest Hemingway
as Narrator
