THE SIEGE
(Cifesa-Lippert) Y Cert. ‘HE siege which this short (6000 ft.) Spanish historical movie celebrates is the siege laid to Saragossa in 1808 by the invading French armies, During it, the citizens-led by Don José de Palafox and Maria Agustina, "The Maid 0’ Saragossa"-defended themselves with fanatical intensity; and died in thousands. The Siege, therefore, is a strongly patriotic film, but patriotism is-as ever -not enough. It is not enough, at this distance anyway, to counterpoise ar American-language dubbing of almost moronic banality; nor could I resist a chuckle at the frequent references, early on, to "The Documents" which someone was waiting for anxiously on the othe: side of the French lines. Minnie and Henry have much to answer for. It i; difficult to understand, too, how (unless stock material was heavily drawn upon) a production so sparely mounted in it: studio sequences could muster such imcennvery massed cavalry charges otographically-and every other way-thes« set pieces, and one or two brief shots obviousl: based on Goya’s "Disasters of War," are th: best of a film which has mainly a Ccuriosit: value for the local filmgoer. The director wa Juan de Orduna.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 953, 15 November 1957, Page 21
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192THE SIEGE New Zealand Listener, Volume 37, Issue 953, 15 November 1957, Page 21
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