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A humorously distorted version of the life of Shirley Temple, and described by its director as a terrorist musical. Shirley Temple sets off for the Emerald City to tell the Wizard that she is upset that Judy Garland has been selected for the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. On this trip she is accompanied by a group of characters who make reference to a fragmented, bipolar society. The film was begun as Franco was ill and completed after his death, and makes reference to the oppression of Spain during this period.
Millenium Film Journal, New York 1978, wrote:
Shirley Temple Story is defined by its author as a “musical-terrorist movie.” The basic idea is very simple;. it has to do with the history of how and why Shirley Temple never played in the Wizard of Oz. Padros’ metaphor transforms the land of Emerald into Spain; the wizard of oz is Franco, the Francoist assassins are portrayed by a Vampire, the rightist bourgeoisie by three respectable matrons, and the young leftists by some characters who try to interfere within the film, continuously moving a set around. The film recalls at certain moments the works of some German filmmakers, for instance, Syberberg or Schroeter.
National Film Theater, London 1977, wrote:
This 226 minute politically outrageous musical begins with Shirley Temple (gorgeously played by Rosa Morata) setting out, to the tune of Gone With the Wind, to to discover why she was not given the Judy Garland part in The Wizard of Oz. The narrator, who impersonates Louella Parsons, tells the story of Shirley’s pilgrimage to a recognizably fascist Emerald Kingdom where the wizard despotically rules. It features music by Carmen Miranda, Zarah Leander and Wagner, and is stylish, camp, and very funny.
Antoni Padrós - 1976 - Shirley Temple Story [DVD-PAL].mkv
General
Container: Matroska
Runtime: 3 h 28 min
Size: 4.51 GiB
Video
Codec: x264
Resolution: 714x564 ~> 752x564
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Frame rate: 25.000 fps
Bit rate: 2 903 kb/s
BPP: 0.288
Audio
#1: Spanish 2.0ch AC-3 @ 192 kb/s (Main)
Language(s):Spanish
Subtitles:English