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This week's Hairy Harmonies side with the anti-fascist Republicans fighting against Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. The movies are fictional, but represent historical events. For example, ¡Ay, Carmela! truly was a Republican anthem and Mujeres Libres (English: Free Women) was the anarchist women's organisation that existed in Spain from 1936 to 1939. Prior to 1936, women in Spain were markedly unequal to men.

¡Ay, Carmela! (1990)

1h 43min Spanish with hard coded English subtitles
Directed by Carlos Saura

Synopsis: During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the days of the Republican troops. Tired of life in the front lines, they make their way to Valencia, accidentally entering enemy land and falling prisoner. The film is based on the play of the same name by the Valencian dramatist, José Sanchís Sinisterra.

Libertarias (1996) aka Freedomfighters

2h 1min 20sec Spanish with optional English subtitles (and others)
Directed by Vicente Aranda

Synopsis: At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the nun Maria is forced to flee her convent. She takes refuge in a brothel, until it is liberated by a woman's anarchist group. Maria joins the group and eventually goes to the front. The women's group faces the problems of fighting not only the nationalists, but also factions on the left seeking to impose a more traditional military structure.

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Content Warnings:

¡Ay, Carmela! (U.S. rated PG-13)
Sex & Nudity: Mild
Violence & Gore: Mild
Profanity: Moderate
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild
listed but not rated: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/117641
from memory:
hate speech/slurs
derogatory gay impersonation
gun violence
someone dies

Libertarias (Canada rated 18A)
Sex & Nudity: Moderate
Violence & Gore: Severe
Profanity: Severe
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Moderate
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Severe
https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/18111
animal abused
animal dies
someone dies
family member dies
parent dies
major character dies
sexual content
nude scenes
r*pe mentioned
sexual objectification
sexual assault
sexual assault onscreen
woman brutalized for spectacle
restraints
incarceration
someone loses their virginity
babies or unborn children
hospital scene
attempt suicide
someone die by suicide
hanging
throat mutilation
struggle to breathe
shaving/cutting
sudden loud noises
screaming
someone possessed
large age gap
obscene language/gestures
hate speech
religion discussed
spitting
blood/gore
gun violence
stabbing
torture

letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/film/ay-carmela/
https://letterboxd.com/film/freedomfighters/

movie links:

song w/ translated lyrics: https://tankie.tube/w/g5W4zSSX4fiX7GiFVWqkTa
21:00 UTC (4pm EST) ¡Ay, Carmela!: https://tankie.tube/w/j9vxHboCZjui5uk3KDufsa
22:45 UTC (5:45 EST) Libertarias: https://tankie.tube/w/iBsm6vz3hvQijudY5GtKNH