Filmic Representations of the Art of War and Survival

Titles of the Individual Presentations in a Panel

Maggie Boyd: Times of War and Alternate Existences in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006). Abstract: This presentation will analyze the movie in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006) to explore how war and violence affect the minds, psyche, attitudes, and character of adults and children alike. Themes, symbols, and messages carried common aspects of hope, justice, good vs. evil, defense mechanisms, selflessness and courage, and the power of the imagination to reconstruct the lost innocence. Rebecca McConnell: Europe under Fire: The Intricate Worlds of Survival. Abstract: This presentation will explore the impact of repression and survival in the movie The Girl of your Dreams by Fernando Trueba (1998). In Civil War torn Spain, Germany invites a group of filmmakers to shoot two versions of the Andalusian musical drama "The girl of your dreams" in Berlin. Soon they discover that they cannot leave the war and related conflicts behind them. The collaboration to produce a work of art will turn into a desperate plan to survive. Dolores Martín-Armas: Women in the Franco Regime: Prisoners, Guerrilleras and Tailors. Abstract: This presentation will analyze the role of the women who kept the republican cause and the fight for freedom alive. The film La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) 2011, based on the novel by Dulce Chacón, shows the life of a group of women who could not live their love relationship or experience their motherhood, but learned to trust and support each other against the repression and the violence inside and outside of jail.

Subject Area

Film and Literary Studies

Abstract

Maggie Boyd: Times of War and Alternate Existences in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006). Abstract: This presentation will analyze the movie in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006) to explore how war and violence affect the minds, psyche, attitudes, and character of adults and children alike. Themes, symbols, and messages carried common aspects of hope, justice, good vs. evil, defense mechanisms, selflessness and courage, and the power of the imagination to reconstruct the lost innocence. Rebecca McConnell: Europe under Fire: The Intricate Worlds of Survival. Abstract: This presentation will explore the impact of repression and survival in the movie The Girl of your Dreams by Fernando Trueba (1998). In Civil War torn Spain, Germany invites a group of filmmakers to shoot two versions of the Andalusian musical drama "The girl of your dreams" in Berlin. Soon they discover that they cannot leave the war and related conflicts behind them. The collaboration to produce a work of art will turn into a desperate plan to survive. Dolores Martín-Armas: Women in the Franco Regime: Prisoners, Guerrilleras and Tailors. Abstract: This presentation will analyze the role of the women who kept the republican cause and the fight for freedom alive. The film La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) 2011, based on the novel by Dulce Chacón, shows the life of a group of women who could not live their love relationship or experience their motherhood, but learned to trust and support each other against the repression and the violence inside and outside of jail.

Brief Bio Note

Maggie Boyd: Times of War and Alternate Existences in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006). Abstract: This presentation will analyze the movie in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006) to explore how war and violence affect the minds, psyche, attitudes, and character of adults and children alike. Themes, symbols, and messages carried common aspects of hope, justice, good vs. evil, defense mechanisms, selflessness and courage, and the power of the imagination to reconstruct the lost innocence. Rebecca McConnell: Europe under Fire: The Intricate Worlds of Survival. Abstract: This presentation will explore the impact of repression and survival in the movie The Girl of your Dreams by Fernando Trueba (1998). In Civil War torn Spain, Germany invites a group of filmmakers to shoot two versions of the Andalusian musical drama "The girl of your dreams" in Berlin. Soon they discover that they cannot leave the war and related conflicts behind them. The collaboration to produce a work of art will turn into a desperate plan to survive. Dolores Martín-Armas: Women in the Franco Regime: Prisoners, Guerrilleras and Tailors. Abstract: This presentation will analyze the role of the women who kept the republican cause and the fight for freedom alive. The film La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) 2011, based on the novel by Dulce Chacón, shows the life of a group of women who could not live their love relationship or experience their motherhood, but learned to trust and support each other against the repression and the violence inside and outside of jail.

Keywords

War, Survival, Film studies, Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro, Europe Under Fire, Franco regime, The Girl of Your Dreams, Fernando Trueba, The Sleeping Voice

Location

Room 221

Presentation Year

2015

Start Date

3-27-2015 1:30 PM

End Date

3-27-2015 2:45 PM

Embargo

5-23-2017

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Mar 27th, 1:30 PM Mar 27th, 2:45 PM

Filmic Representations of the Art of War and Survival

Room 221

Maggie Boyd: Times of War and Alternate Existences in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006). Abstract: This presentation will analyze the movie in Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro (2006) to explore how war and violence affect the minds, psyche, attitudes, and character of adults and children alike. Themes, symbols, and messages carried common aspects of hope, justice, good vs. evil, defense mechanisms, selflessness and courage, and the power of the imagination to reconstruct the lost innocence. Rebecca McConnell: Europe under Fire: The Intricate Worlds of Survival. Abstract: This presentation will explore the impact of repression and survival in the movie The Girl of your Dreams by Fernando Trueba (1998). In Civil War torn Spain, Germany invites a group of filmmakers to shoot two versions of the Andalusian musical drama "The girl of your dreams" in Berlin. Soon they discover that they cannot leave the war and related conflicts behind them. The collaboration to produce a work of art will turn into a desperate plan to survive. Dolores Martín-Armas: Women in the Franco Regime: Prisoners, Guerrilleras and Tailors. Abstract: This presentation will analyze the role of the women who kept the republican cause and the fight for freedom alive. The film La voz dormida (The Sleeping Voice) 2011, based on the novel by Dulce Chacón, shows the life of a group of women who could not live their love relationship or experience their motherhood, but learned to trust and support each other against the repression and the violence inside and outside of jail.