Name: TRANSITION CYCLE: 50 YEARS OF SPANISH DEMOCRACY
Start: 2025-11-13T18:00:00Z
End: 2025-11-13T20:00:00Z
Location: Parkinson Building

TRANSITION CYCLE: 50 YEARS OF SPANISH DEMOCRACY

The Instituto Cervantes is the world's largest and most important institution dedicated to the teaching of Spanish and the other languages of Spain, as well as to the diffusion of the culture of Spanish-speaking countries.The Instituto Cervantes of Leeds was inaugurated on April 23rd, 1993. Therefore, in 2018 we are celebrating our 25th anniversary. A quarter of a century collaborating actively in the teaching of Spanish and the spreading of the Hispanic culture.

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Cervantes Institute presents to you the film El campo para el hombre in collaboration with the University of Leeds at P.B (B.08)

Parkinson Building

To Celebrate 50 Years of Democracy in SpainThe Instituto Cervantes is pleased to invite you to a special screening of the film:🎬 El campo para el hombre by colectivo Cine de Clase, 1975Esta tierra es míaLand ownership and agrarian injustice have been long-standing issues in Spanish history. During the Transition, cinema helped to bring these questions back into public debate:Who works the land? Who lives on it? Who profits from it? And where does the wealth it generates actually go?These questions not only shaped the political and cultural imagination of the Transition, but continue to resonate today—connecting directly with ongoing debates about rural life, depopulation (la España vaciada), and extractivism.One of the most striking films in this section is a powerful underground documentary that exposes the harsh realities of rural life under Franco’s regime. Filmed in secret in Galicia and Andalusia, it gives voice to exploited agricultural workers and has since become a landmark in militant and resistance cinema.📽️ The film will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles.

Para celebrar 50 años de democracia en EspañaEl Instituto Cervantes se complace en invitarle a la proyección especial de la película:🎬 El campo para el hombre by colectivo Cine de Clase, 1975Esta tierra es míaLa tierra ha sido un problema de larga trayectoria en la historia de España. Durante la Transición, el cine contribuyó a reabrir este debate en el espacio público:¿Quién trabaja la tierra? ¿Quién la habita? ¿Quién la explota? ¿Y a dónde va la riqueza que produce?Estas preguntas conectan el imaginario cultural de la Transición con debates contemporáneos urgentes sobre la vida rural, la España vaciada y el extractivismo.Uno de los títulos destacados de esta sección es un documental clandestino impactante que revela las duras realidades de la vida rural durante el régimen de Franco. Filmado en secreto en Galicia y Andalucía, da voz a los trabajadores agrícolas explotados y se ha convertido en un referente del cine militante y de resistencia.📽️ La película se proyectará en español con subtítulos en inglés.

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TRANSITION CYCLE: 50 YEARS OF SPANISH DEMOCRACY

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