MAQUIS
Ten years after the end of the Spanish Civil War partisans continue to fight in the mountains against the Fascists.
In a village down on the plains their womenfolk suffer, too, from repression and crises of conscience.
This thoughtful film, made almost exclusively in black and white, repays our concentration throughout long takes with striking imagery and an unconventional approach to a familiar theme. As the director puts it: "In every house there is a conflict that nobody wants to talk about." And there is not a man to be seen.