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Mientras dure la guerra

2019

Alejandro Amenábar

Karra Elejalde, Eduard Fernández, Santi Prego, Patricia López Arnaiz ...

6.8

26,873

Drama Spain. Summer of 1936. Celebrated writer Miguel de Unamuno decides to publicly support the military rebellion that promises to bring order to the chaotic situation in the country. He’s immediately dismissed as Dean of the University of Salamanca by the left-wing government. Meanwhile, General Franco adds his troops to the uprising and initiates a successful campaign from the South, secretly hoping to take over sole command of the war. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Dennis Harvey Variety	"It’s insufficiently moving (...) but also lacks the urgency and suspense needed to make larger events vivid (...) Nonetheless, this is more a moderate disappointment than a misfire, being so accomplished in all departments that the whole flows seamlessly"	NEU
United States	Jonathan Holland The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite the worthy seriousness of its intentions and the parallels with the present it cleverly draws at every turn, the final impression is of dramatic opportunities left unexplored"	NEU
United States	Jared Mobarak The Film Stage	"This is powerful stuff that transcends time and place despite the production design being impeccably executed. (...) 'While at War' sticks to the behind the scenes machinations of men pulling strings, but it’s always expertly composed for us to remain cognizant of every in and out."	POS
United Kingdom	Fionnuala Halligan Screendaily	"A complex, steady, deeply intelligent film with a chilling resonance today, and a significant departure in tone from Amenabar’s prior work"	POS
	Alfonso Rivera Cineuropa	"Amenábar reconstructs a difficult and decisive moment in Spanish history with his usual sense of precision, but he doesn’t manage to inject the emotion and energy this conflict requires"	NEU

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