Pan's Labyrinth Context
Set 1944, in Francoist (fascist Spain). The country was supportive of the right wing movement
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|---During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco
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|----Leader and Dictator--supported by NAZI GERMANY and FASCIST ITALY
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|----After winning the civil war, he took control of the government by overthrowing the democracy
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|--- He was anti communism and a Nationalist
Actions he made
-His regime made Catholicism the only tolerated religion
-He banned all languages other than traditional Spanish
-He passed laws that you could't name your child a Catalan name
- He banned labour unions (organisations protecting workers)
-Promoted economic self sufficiency
-He created a vast secret police network to spy on citizens
Linking Political Context to the film
-Vidal is the embodiment of the fascist regime and the dictatorship
-Due to Catholicism being the only accepted religion, the film doesn't feature any ethnic diversity
-The miss treated servants and workers are portrayed to be very poor with no luxuries in life- Mercedes depicts the affect/consequence of having no support int eh country for workers (labour union banned)
-The leader's greed for power over everyone is suggested to be the reason for the country's cynicism, this is presented by how overly suspicious characters are of each other, e.g: vidal suspicious of Mercedes' loyalty with the key
Gender- Context
- The 3 main female characters suffer due to the patriarchal society
-The character of Mercedes mentions that she was able to support the rebels because she was invisible to Vidal - She felt she would never be caught because being a woman, Vidal wouldn't suspect her intelligence
-Vidal's downfall was largely due to his misoginism; the director suggests that this was a floor in spanish society and that patriarch was a cause of Franco's Spain.
-Patriarchy causes a destruction of innocence, presented by Offelia's death
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|---During the dictatorship of Francisco Franco
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|
|----Leader and Dictator--supported by NAZI GERMANY and FASCIST ITALY
|
|
|----After winning the civil war, he took control of the government by overthrowing the democracy
|
|
|--- He was anti communism and a Nationalist
Actions he made
-His regime made Catholicism the only tolerated religion
-He banned all languages other than traditional Spanish
-He passed laws that you could't name your child a Catalan name
- He banned labour unions (organisations protecting workers)
-Promoted economic self sufficiency
-He created a vast secret police network to spy on citizens
Linking Political Context to the film
-Vidal is the embodiment of the fascist regime and the dictatorship
-Due to Catholicism being the only accepted religion, the film doesn't feature any ethnic diversity
-The miss treated servants and workers are portrayed to be very poor with no luxuries in life- Mercedes depicts the affect/consequence of having no support int eh country for workers (labour union banned)
-The leader's greed for power over everyone is suggested to be the reason for the country's cynicism, this is presented by how overly suspicious characters are of each other, e.g: vidal suspicious of Mercedes' loyalty with the key
Gender- Context
- The 3 main female characters suffer due to the patriarchal society
-The character of Mercedes mentions that she was able to support the rebels because she was invisible to Vidal - She felt she would never be caught because being a woman, Vidal wouldn't suspect her intelligence
-Vidal's downfall was largely due to his misoginism; the director suggests that this was a floor in spanish society and that patriarch was a cause of Franco's Spain.
-Patriarchy causes a destruction of innocence, presented by Offelia's death
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