''Objetivo'' was a film magazine published between 1953 and 1955 in Madrid, Spain. The magazine was one of the significant publications, which contributed to the struggle for censorship-free cinema in

Francoist Spain Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spai ...

. Spanish author Marvin D'Lugo argues that the magazine was very influential during its lifetime despite its short existence and lower levels of circulation.

History and profile

''Objetivo'' was founded in 1953. Based in Madrid, the first issue of the magazine appeared in July 1953. ''Objetivo'' was modeled on Italian film magazine '' Cinema Nuovo''. The founders were Luis Garcia Berlanga and

Juan Antonio Bardem Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz (2 June 1922 – 30 October 2002) was a Spanish film director and screen writer, born in Madrid. He was a member of the Communist Party. Bardem was best known for ''Muerte de un ciclista'' (1955) which won the FIPRES ...

. They were both influenced from Italian neorealism. The financier of the magazine which was linked to the illegal Communist Party was José Ángel Ezcurra, who owned a cultural and political magazine entitled '' Triunfo''. ''Objetivo'' did not conform to Franco's

cultural politics Identity politics is a political approach wherein people of a particular race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, social background, social class, or other identifying factors develop political agendas that are based upon these id ...

. The magazine adopted a

social realist Social realism is the term used for work produced by painters, printmakers, photographers, writers and filmmakers that aims to draw attention to the real socio-political conditions of the working class as a means to critique the power structure ...

approach, which was concerned with the highest ideal of cinema. It mostly featured articles about the Italian neorealism. It did not covered Hollywood films, but contained articles on independent American films. Eduardo Ducay published film critics in ''Objetivo''. The other significant contributors included

Ricardo Muñoz Suay Ricardo Muñoz Suay (28 August 1917 – 2 August 1997) was a Spanish film director, producer and screenwriter. He was one of the editors of the film magazine '' Objetivo'' which was published from 1953 to 1956. He was a member of the Commu ...

and Paulino Garagorri. The magazine folded after the publication of the September-October 1955 issue due to the crackdown of the Francoist State. Most of its contributors were arrested following the closure of the magazine. During its lifetime ''Objetivo'' produced just nine issues.

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History and profile

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