FREE ON CINEGEEK Spirit Of The Beehive + Best Of Spanish Cinema 

There was no Nouvelle Vague in Spain after the Second World War. On the contrary, Spanish cinema was virtually non-existent during the Franco dictatorship. After Franco’s death and the end of his regime, it was all about La movida madrilena – across every cultural sphere! Cinema flourished, discovering eccentrics and madmen. To this day, it seems that the Spanish have not forgotten what life is like under a fascist dictatorship. Unlike other European countries, Spain has no extreme right-wing parties vying for power, and has been producing excellent films for many decades.