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Idaho State University

Censorship of Franco

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In this class, we’ll discuss “Insane Women” (1971) by Rafael Moreno Alba, one of the most controversial films during the Franco regime. We’ll cover two main topics: the censorship of the violent and anticlerical scenes set in a women’s asylum where patients are physically and verbally abused. We’ll also examine the significance of a doctor who comes to cure the patients of the madness and lethargy caused by the oppression they experience in the asylum, comparable to that experienced by Spanish society during Franco’s dictatorship.