简介：AstheFrancoeramovesfurtherandfurtherintohistory,anumberofprovocativeworksdealingwiththatperiodfromagreatvarietyofviewpointshavebeguntoemerge.AremarkableportraitofBarcelonafrom1945to1955,CarlesBalagué'sLACASITABLANCAeffectivelyexplodesthemythofadocile,rigidlycontrolledpostwarSpain.Thefilmdetailseverythingfromtheimpressiveriseofprostitutiontosupportfortheurban"maqui"resistancemovement;eventssuchasthevisittoBarcelonabyEvaDuartePeron,themassiveEucharisticCongressandthefrenzyoverOlympicchampionJuanAntonioSamaranchareexaminedintellingandevensurrealisticdetail.Asentertainingasitisrevealing,LACASITABLANCAshowsalevelofpopularresistancetotheregimethatwhileitrarelycameintofullview,neverthelessformedapersistentbackdroptoeverydaylifeinthe50s.…