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Juegos De Guerra

Ana Beln (Actor), Victoria Abril (Actor), Vicente Aranda (Director, Writer) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
IMDb6.9/10.0
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Genre Romance
Format Full Screen, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Color
Contributor Miguel Bos, Jos Luis Guarner, Romn Gubern, Paco Bas, Victoria Abril, Laura Ma, Joan Crosas, Vicente Aranda, Ariadna Gil, Antonio Dechent, Ana Beln, Blanca Apilnez, Jorge Sanz, Loles Len, Jos Sancho, Antonio Rabinad See more
Language Spanish
Runtime 2 hours and 5 minutes

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Spain, July 19, 1936. The War has just begun and women as always play their part in this human tragedy. Maria, an innocent young nun, is forced to leave the convent after the arrival of the revolutionary troops in Barcelona. She takes refuge in a brothel, where she meets a group of "Libertarias", who are being "drafted" for the "Free Women" organization under the leadership of Pilar (Ana Belen) a pure feminist warrior, passionate and fiery. Alongside, Charo (Loles Leon) the hooker with the heart of gold and Floren (Victoria Abril) a spiritualist, Maria joins in. Within the brutal realities of war, Maria experiences love with an unexpected character and companionship through those she is fighting with. Libertarias is an epic of six women fight for freedom, their struggle for justice amid their passionate cry for a better world. One of Spain’s best known directors, Vicente Aranda, Winner at the Tokyo International Film Festival, has made 17 previous films including the internationally acclaimed "Amantes".

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Vicente Aranda
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Full Screen, Subtitled, Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Color
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 5 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ December 21, 2004
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Ana Beln, Victoria Abril, Ariadna Gil, Blanca Apilnez, Laura Ma
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Venevision
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000641A04
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Antonio Rabinad, Jos Luis Guarner, Romn Gubern, Vicente Aranda
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 75 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Film About Spanish Anarchist Militia Women
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Amazing Film About Spanish Anarchist Militia Women
I heard about Vicente Aranda's magnificent film "Libertarias" ("Freedomfighters") shortly after I first heard of Ken Loach's "Land and Freedom". In this film, instead of the retelling of the George Orwell "Homage to Catalonia" story, we instead follow the lives of a group of anarchist CNT militia women at the opening phase of the Spanish Civil War, some liberated from a brothel, and some former nuns liberated from a church. The two movies have some similarities - both are based around the Spanish Revolution that occurred during the Spanish Civil War... but there as a far greater focus on the anarchist state of mind in this film. It also does not shy away from the issue of free love, of the Revolution's effects on the minds of liberated religious people, or even mysticism, as in one curious scene where an old anarchist ghost is channeled through a woman in a trance - the grumpy spirit criticizes the anarchist militia hero, Durruti, and tells the militants how to defeat a nearby enemy.This film is a lot of fun. Originally I was a little put off by the less serious "feel" of the characters in the film than I initially expected (Prostitutes? Nuns? Sex?) ...but as the film took it's course I could see how different threads - the war, personal transformation, feminism, catholicism, anti-fascism, sexual feelings, and anarchist direct action - were all woven together quite cleverly.As with Loach's "Land and Freedom", don't expect a happy ending in this film - we all know who won the Spanish Civil War! But this movie helps us see deeply into the world of the left libertarians who resisted Franco and Fascism and dared to imagine a more free, more libertarian world than the one we have today.
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Carlos
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2007
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Great movie for true lefties and Anarchists and history buffs. Pretty accurate, its rare in the states to see a history of the Spanish Revolution from the point of veiw of the Anarchist struggle. The film is also told from the point of view of members of Mujeres Libres (Free Women), a women's Anarchist collective whos membership numbered in the tens of thousands at it's hight. However the film isn't all politics and has a bit of humor in it as well that makes the film an enjoyable yet educational journey into an unknown history (at least here in north america). The film is well made and acted although the DVD itself is a bit on the low end. It is in 4:3 aspect ratio only and seems like a low quality transfer but the material is rare so that can be forgiven.
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Mark E. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Women of the Spanish Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2014
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A young, very naive nun is swept up by the chaos of the Revolution and ends up mostly by accident as a member of an anarchist group fighting for the Republic. She learns about herself and the world of ideas beyond the convent, until the inevitable, brutal end in the victory of the Fascists.

This is a moving, sometimes humorous, sometimes violent, portrait of a group of women fighting for respect within the Republican forces, and for survival against the forces of repression.
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Johannes Genberg
4.0 out of 5 stars Radical women of the Spanish Revolution
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2008
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June 1936. The military uprising has been fought back by the anarchist FAI and other leftist groups. In the middle of this ongoing revolution are the women, who don't just have to fight the fascists but also their fellow radicals who think that womens place are not in the front line but behind the stove.

The story circulates around a nun, Maria, who joins a band of working women and former prostitutes to fight the fascists. Not really belonging there she experience the initial welcome of the promised future, but also the cruel reality of war.

Good actors and an interesting script makes this a good movie, but for those who wish to understand more of the radicals visions and ideas will fall short. But still a movie I recommend.
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Vincent M. Fabiano
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film!
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2007
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Libertarias is excellent film. I thought the story about these women and their struggles was interesting. Their struggle was unique, because they were not only fighting against fascism but sexism as well.

The cinematography and music throughout the film was awsome too. I like how it was in black and white in the beginning of the movie.
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Dead End
5.0 out of 5 stars yeah
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2010
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Excellent movie, although anything about anarchist during the Spanish Revolution is bound to be depressing.

I don't like how they made the cover look like its some type of love story. That is a very small part of the flick.
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Brett
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie but didn't get DVD yet!
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013
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But I still haven't got what I ordered. Butler Online Stores goofed! One of their employees was using dope at work.
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el cono
3.0 out of 5 stars beware
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2012
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this is a very poor copy of an excellent film.blurry in picture and indistinct,at times,in sound.obviously marketed for a north american hispanic film club.
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Eric H. Jones
1.0 out of 5 stars This film is a tragedy on many levels...
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2017
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This is a story of tragedy, and of violence on women who stand up for themselves. Do not expect to be inspired. Indeed, you may be disgusted. While the sets and costuming are excellent, I was disappointed to watch a film where, despite all the great speeches about women's desire for liberation, and the men who eventually stand with them, they are ultimately raped, brutalized and killed for following their beliefs. Is this the lesson the director wants to leave us with, or just an ugly reality he is trying to reveal? This is indeed a very real, ugly and ever present consequence of war. Sure there is lots of sexism in the film. There are also plenty of opportunities in the film for sexual humor, sex scenes and sexploitation of women since we are following a group of liberated prostitutes. While the film makes brave speeches, in the end I am left with the feeling that the director has no real respect for women. The character of the nun (a central character) while able to cite the bible or Bakunin just as readily, never transforms herself, she is still the pathetic, cowering character she was at the beginning of the film. Am I missing something or just seeing this for what it is: the tragedy of women standing up for themselves in a world that will just exploit and kill them.
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Ellen S
5.0 out of 5 stars Best film on the Spanish Civil War, best film on anarchism
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2008
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One of my all-time favourite films, this is the incredible story of a battalion of the Mujeres Libres ('Free Women'). the anarchist women's group formed during the Spanish of the 1930's.

Told in a totally personal and non-dogmatic way, it follows the story of a nun who becomes involved with the battalion after her convent is liberated. Following the women back to the front we see how they fought alongside and sometimes against their male comrades to defeat Franco's fascists. The whole story is driven through with romance and humour which i'm probably not communicating very well - it is a brilliant war film, historical film, comedy and drama. And above all it is the best film on the Spanish Civil War, and the best film i have ever seen on anarchism. I've discussed this at length and nobody has ever suggested it is at all inaccurate.

If you have seen Ken Loach's "Land and Freedom" or the more recent Pan's Labrynth, you must see this film.
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Isabel Rivera
5.0 out of 5 stars De 100
Reviewed in Spain on November 6, 2023
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Desde pequeña me encanta esta peli
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Cine familiar de siempre
Reviewed in Spain on June 5, 2017
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Revisar viejas películas de las que no tenía noticias, que no se ven en televisión, y que pensaba nunca se habían editado en dvd, pero que siguen teniendo su encanto...Ver a Ally Sheedy, de la cual sigo enamorado, ya llega, y si la ves con sobrinos jovenes y ves aquellos viejos ordenadores, disketes y modems.... ;-)
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Beetleypete
4.0 out of 5 stars The last war with a cause?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2010
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If you know nothing about the Spanish Civil War, or have no interest in it, then read no further. This is not a war film in the conventional sense, and will hold little attraction to war film fans. However, if you are interested in the rarely covered conflict that was the Spanish Civil War, this one is for you. There are few mainstream films on the subject ( Fiesta/Ay Carmela/Land and Freedom, to name a few) so it is good to see modern Spanish Cinema returning to its recent history. This film concentrates on the women serving in the Anarchist militia, and on the religious divide that made this war so brutal. An excellent cast of well-known Spanish actors, together with an perfect feel for the period, makes this compelling, and watchable to the end. Action scenes are few but well done when they appear. There is a lot made of the confused politics of the day, and the in-fighting between the various Republican factions. As in the real War, there is no happy ending. It is a specialist film for a niche market (unless you are Spanish) and in that sense, highly recommended.
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Fernando Cebrián
4.0 out of 5 stars Edición normalita de la película, pero cumple
Reviewed in Spain on February 4, 2018
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Quería tener la película original ya que tenía el VHS desde hace muchísimos años. Aunque es una edición normalita en audio e imagen, que no aporta nada aparte de la película, la recomendaría a quien la quiera tener en su colección por el bajo precio. En resumen, se ve y oye bien, así que para que pedir más a este clasicazo.
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Fernando Cebrián
4.0 out of 5 stars Edición normalita de la película, pero cumple
Reviewed in Spain on February 4, 2018
Quería tener la película original ya que tenía el VHS desde hace muchísimos años. Aunque es una edición normalita en audio e imagen, que no aporta nada aparte de la película, la recomendaría a quien la quiera tener en su colección por el bajo precio. En resumen, se ve y oye bien, así que para que pedir más a este clasicazo.
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