Spanish- Unit 9 Test Review!
What is an autonomous community? How many does Spain have?
-A self governing territory -Spain has 17 autonomous communities & 2 autonomous cities
How would you say the following phrases in Spanish... -I just started the movie. -The class has just ended.
-Acabo de empezar la película. -La clase acaba de terminar.
What are the Goya Awards? Who were they named after?
-Awards recognize best films in Espana -Francisco de Goya
What is the name of the first television station in Spain?
-La 1 -programming features the news, documentaries, sports, and general programming
What are the two types of television in Spain? How are they different?
-National and regional stations -National stations broadcast throughout Spain and target the general public -Regional stations target autonomous communities to help preserve the language, heritage, and folklore of each community
Who is Luis Buñuel? What is he know for?
-Spanish filmmaker -Known for being a wonderful filmmaker and the film "Viridiana" was well known and took top honors at the Cannes Film Festival in France
What is the main difference between U.S. Soap operas and telenovelas of the Spanish-Speaking world?
-Spanish telenovelas are complete stories -US soap operas never end
4What is the name of the professional organization for film and cinema in Spain? What is their main objective?
-The Academy of Cinematic Arts and Sciences, or the Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas de España -Promote Spanish film -Hold annual Goya awards
Emilia Pardo Bazan
-a gellega writer -born in mid-nineteenth century -good education & traveled a lot
Why are their regional television networks? (4/5)
-networks primarily in the regions language -helps preserve language, heritage, and folklore
Telenovelas
-soap opera -tele = television -novela = novel
What famous Spaniards was Luis Buñuel friends with?
-surrealist painter Salvador Dalí -poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca
What are the 4 main themes of Emilia Pardo Bazan's works?
1. country life 2. social class 3. caiquismo (a system of political rule in the countryside) 4. naturalism
Film festivals
Film Festivals in Spain... ~The Semana Internacional de Cine, or Seminici, takes place in Valladolid in October. Experimental films shown here. -The San Sebastián International Film Festival takes place in the north of España, in San Sebastián in September. Originally just Spanish films now international films. -The Animadrid festival takes place in Madrid and celebrates the genre of animated film. In October, the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Cataluña, or the Sitges Film Festival, takes place in Sitges, which is a town in Cataluña, España. This festival celebrates fantasy and horror films from all over the world. -Independent film festivals in Orense & Barcelona -Punto de Vista Film Festival in Pamplona => shows documentary films
Which TV Station shows U.S. Blockbusters in Spain?
Private channels
You should place the indirect object pronoun ________________ the verb in the sentence.
in front of
Buñuel was part of the ____________artistic movement?
surrealist
