For the Spanish Royal house was 2018 a terrible year: The brother-in-law of the king, for fraud, money laundering and document forgery in prison; spicy revelations about the taxpayer-funded luxury life of the abdicated king, Juan Carlos ; reports of a serious conflict between Queen Letizia and former Queen Sofia. There are many indications that it will be this year. The focus of Juan Carlos I. is, once again, for the past four years, Ex-king, this Time as the main character of a movie, is spreading some of its love-Affairs and scandals with relish. And also his son, Felipe VI , the followed him to the throne, was now for the first time, the subject of several works, which the art world is discussed, however, as to the father, in such a way that the Royal house a little more pleased. Because the dedicated to him, works fall into the categories of Satire and the Grotesque.
last November, the king had to accept the house that at the film festival of Seville, the Film “El Rey” (The king) premiered and became a hit with the public. It is about Crowdfunding-financed film version of the eponymous gloomy drama from the pen of the well-known actor, Alberto San Juan, premiered two years earlier. San Juan, which is the left alternative, anti-monarchist grouping Podemos is near, has maintained the framework of a Chamber play. The only scene is a picture of the old Juan Carlos alone in the Dark, only one of the headlights-like chair exudes, sitting on a throne, haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Almost four decades he was head of state of Spain, and of his Life, he must say, that of all the things which he has pursued, there is nothing left. He is old, sick and lonely, his reputation ruined. His wife, Sofia, a great-granddaughter of the last German Emperor, has stood by him all the years of iron discipline, to the side, lives separately from him. All his women she has to endure, as long as this remained a Hofgeheimnis, the Film suggests. But as Juan Carlos at the peak of the severe economic crisis in 2012, accompanied by his German Lover, on a luxury Safari, an elephant shot, started to the until then in terms of Casa Real very Spanish press to publish critical reports about the notorious Cuckold.
reputation, after the Republic is louder
Because he did not want to leave his beloved, want to know the Hofberichterstatter, he was urged by his three children, to abdicate. The much-scorned Sofia, but today the polls show that the most popular member of the Royal house, which is seen by some commentators as a sign of the end of the Spanish macho culture, the Don Juan, always as a role model, celebrated. Meanwhile, half a dozen, Juan-Carlos appeared-biographies of all the authors to go a different story with him.
The Casa Real is likely to have pleased that “El Rey” played in the coverage of the film festival of Seville, only a minor role and then only in some cinemas. But now the news came from the Spanish Internet portal Filmin, that he belonged to in the first two months of 2019 to the most downloaded movies. So a new discussion on the reign of this king, the the Film shows how, for the fate of the citizens of his country is hardly interested, and, moreover, in corrupt transactions involved. Also El Rey “for further debate, which would avoid the Casa Real fond of,” a strong impetus: The Spanish monarchy is a legacy of the Franco period. The dictator may appear as a grotesque cartoon with sunglasses in the Film and makes his curious falsetto voice of his former favourite insult. In his will, the equally bigoted as merciless Franco, who had crushed in the civil war, the Spanish Republic had determined, by Juan Carlos to be king. Ironically, in the period of crisis, the Catalan separatists, who are fighting for a sovereign Republic, is cooked the issue. Also of the left in Madrid, the voices are getting louder and louder, the call back to the Republic.
people, also king
Felipe VI., are given neither the Temperament nor the Jovialität and the rustic mother-wit of his father, acts helpless in the face of the “wave of disrespect,” as it is faithful lamented a commentator in the king tradition-sheet ABC. The king makes himself scarce in the media, after last year, a PR campaign, the Casa Real is ineffective fizzles. Among the core pieces of a home story on the Royal family for the television, which she portrayed as the people next door: Man eats lunch soup and cares about the school grades of the children. Some commentators asked sardonically, to which the country was to entertain a king, if so as a normal consumer; others called the Film a Manipulation, because none of the numerous servants of the “normal family” was shown. How popular is remote-Felipe, also showed his bizarre idea, the twelve-year-old crown Princess Eleonor of his 50. Birthday, to confer the highest order of merit in the country. For what merits, the court office knew no answer.
so Far, could leave the Casa Real to the major parties that defend the Constitution and the lush budget blessed the plans for the Royal court. The socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has praised “friendly relations” to Felipe. But now Sanchez has an accent, the doubts about his king is faithful, and this is the high art. He visited the grave of the famous poet Antonio Machado, in the South of France, Collioure. It is adorned with the red-yellow-purple Flag of the Republicans. Because Machado fought for the Republic and had to flee from the henchmen of Franco in exile.
The king as a giant doll
At the Madrid art fair Arco, which he attended together with his wife Letizia at the beginning of March, it was especially hard for Felipe. In a prominent place, a four-Meter-high true-to-life Felipe stand Statue. The two artists, Santiago Sierra and Eugenio Merino called their work “Ninot”, the giant puppets of politicians, which are traditionally burned in the carnival of Valencia hot. Sierra was last on the Arco 2018 headlines when he exhibited portraits of imprisoned Catalan separatists in a series of photographs with the title “Political prisoners”. Merino had denounced with a Franco-doll, which is in the fridge, the lack of reappraisal of the dictatorship. In the case of the giant Phillipe’s the condition that makes the scandal, which set the artist to the potential buyers. The Statue, offered for 200?000 Euro, should at the latest be twelve months after the acquisition burned, as the Ninots in Valencia. Conservative commentators saw it as a symbolic attack on the Constitution, writes the monarchy.
Since not wanted to stand back, the Finnish artist Riiko Sakkinen, founder of the satirical “Turbo-realism”, who lives in a village near Toledo. He created a poster with the title “Our favorite kings”. It shows the dreary Felipe VI, in Admiral’s uniform, his arms in a defensive posture crossed. In addition, the Three Holy kings, king lion, Tyrannus, Rex, Larry King, B. B. King, Nat King Cole, The King of Pop and a few more are listed:. At the end of the series, King Kong, and Burger King are worldwide popular.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 12.03.2019, 20:23 PM
