THE Courts of Castile and León once again filled the Assembly hall with audiences with the screening of the third film in the parliamentary film series, The darkest momentthus giving continuity to the appointments which took place previously.
At the beginning the President of the Cortes, Carlos Pollánintervened to highlight Churchill’s “conviction” as the lesson he draws from this film. He also placed particular emphasis on in politics “there is no point in being convinced of something if you are not able to communicate it” and, for this, parliamentary techniques are extremely useful.
About the figure of Winston Churchillconvinced to go to total war against Nazi Germany, Pollán recalled that “He had to convince his compatriots and, more difficult still, to his parliamentary colleagues” to whom I can only offer “blood, effort, tears and sweat”, he explained.
The President of the Cortes took the opportunity to announce the continuity of the parliamentary cinema cycle in 2025 and, also, the recovery of dsweet temptationnconvent dessert fairwhich will be held on December 13, 14 and 15 at the seat of Parliament and which, as he expressed, these and other actions are “a manifestation of my will as president of the give the institution the character of an open door, bringing the Cortes closer to citizensand vice versa.
After the movie one discussion with writer and columnist Jorge Freirewho stated that the film teaches “something universal and quite current” since it contains “the essential themes of politics since, at least, classical Greece, such as, for example, the importance of prudence of the leader. An essential quality when having to make difficult decisions.
Freire continued to analyze several political issues that reflect The darkest moment just like that of “the relationship between truth and people» and “the debate between the relevance of providing the governed with noble lies or telling them the hard truth”. And finally, he highlighted the importance of “heroism” which he described as “countercultural in these post-heroic times”.
Finally, The writer emphasized the relationship between “feelings and politics.” as one of the central themes of today and which is also reflected in the film. In this sense, he highlighted that there are moments in the film where “politics is dominated by passions. Epic passions in this case. This is something that surprises us in the age of democratic prose.
He journalist Gonzalo Banshost and presenter of the event, said about the film that ““will not leave anyone indifferent”. The figure of Churchill, “a failed politician, despised by his parents, by his teachers and even by his own party, the Conservatives,” Bans asserts, becomes that of “the ideal man at the right time”2.
He also listed some of the ingredients of the film as they are “ambition, plots, lies, fears and people power”all in the context of “the hectic days when Churchill must face the dilemma which will forever mark not only the history of his country but the destiny of Europe: negotiate with Hitler and agree to an armistice or go to war. ” total”.
Nominated for six Academy Awards and awarded two statuettes for best actor and best makeup, The darkest moment it’s a acclaimed historical film The story is set in 1940, when Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister at a crucial moment in World War II.
