Talk:Las Hurdes

Flag and coat of arms

The comarca template includes the standard grey flag and coat of arms with the question mark. Since Las Hurdes has not historically had any and is not likely to have any soon, how can they be erased for this article? They don't look good as they are. Xufanc (talk) 03:45, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

Bias

This article is unbelievably biased, particularly in regards to Bunuel... I like how Franco's reason for banning 'Land Without Bread' is cited unironically —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.189.14.239 (talk) 04:45, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Bias???? History is history. Your "Franco's reason" is wishful thinking. The Spanish Republic banned the film. Here are some non-Spanish, well-informed, neutral sources: Numa Broc, in Persée : Les géographes français en Espagne (1920-1950) says: "Curieusement, la République espagnole n'autorisera la projection du film." Furthermore, in Cinémas : revue d'études cinématographiques / Cinémas: Journal of Film Studies, vol. 8, n° 3, 1998, it is written: "Dans sa présentation de documentaires contestataires,Vincent Patigny commence par Las Hurdes (Terre sans pain) de Luis Bunuel (Espagne, 1933) et mentionne que depuis ce film, toute dénonciation d'une société, d'une réalité sociale, reposant sur les mêmes prémisses, les mêmes conventions, les mêmes mythes est devenue nécessité et fondement du documentaire social. Ce film, nous rappelle-t-il, fut frappé d'interdit par la République espagnole parce qu'il donnait à voir une mauvaise image du pays."; also in Films 2008 it says: "Tourné en 1932, le film fut interdit par la toute jeune République : il donnait de l’Espagne une image trop peu reluisante. Il sort plus tard en Europe, en 1937, avec le succès que l’on sait." I can find any amount of sources confirming that the ban dates from the Spanish Republic. The ban by the republic made Bunuel very disappointed (tuvo un gran desencanto) with the republican authorities, for he had embraced the young republic with enthusiasm. Franco banned it later for his own reasons, mainly that he distrusted and hated all Spanish intellectuals, unless they were fiercely Roman Catholic and wholeheartedly supported him. And Bunuel was known for his anticatholicism. Besides, Franco did not need to give any reasons when it came to his stern censorship. He was known for not explaining, not elaborating.- Xufanc (talk) 14:26, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Translation

I know it is hard to believe there might be people in this world who do not understand Spanish, but just in case they are not good enough translators to do justice to Lope de Vega, might someone provide an English translation for Porque no saben que hay Dios / ni más mundo que este valle, please? --Oop (talk) 07:27, 11 November 2012 (UTC)