CIN312Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: The Spanish Earth, Mind Control, Shared Experience
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Similar aim: listen to britain, join the war. Speaking in a people"s voice : an effort in america to bring leftist politics to the mainstream. Ivens"s borinage and spanish earth speak in the people"s voice . Popular front: a move from the margins to the mainstream. Waugh: in spanish earth, ivens seeks to combat fascism on mass footing . Spanish earth aims for popularity there is a story. Individual characters are highlighted, then folded into a larger story. Listen : again, a popular voice is being sought. Domestic scenes sit alongside images that imply war. Domestic sounds mingle with the sounds of explosions, sirens, etc. Private experience opens to a public, shared experience. It"s meant to stir the blood of viewers. This form of doc was common in many countries during wwii germany, britain, It"s not trying to be subtle it wants to persuade . They argue on behalf of (1) issues and (2) the film"s viewers.
