GARBO: THE SPY

This incredible documentary catalogues how a Spanish farmer named Juan Pujol became Garbo, one of the most successful double agents in history. The British code-named him Garbo for being the “greatest actor in the world,” because of his ability to gain the Third Reich’s trust and make possible the successful D-Day landings that turned the course of history.

Director: Edmon Roch

Producer: Edmon Roch, Alexander Adams, Belén Bernuy

Awards: 2010 Gaudi Awards (WINNER - Best Documentary), 2010 Goya Awards (WINNER - Best Documentary)

US Distributor: First Run Features

Praise:

One of the 10 Best Documentaries of 2011 - ROGER EBERT

"The extraordinary double agent at the center of the artful documentar "Garbo: The Spy" never comes into sharp focus as a definable character — and that makes perfect sense for one of the 20th century's masters of deception." - Sheri Linden, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Edmon Roch has a great story to tell in "Garbo: The Spy" and he recounts it with the flair of a Hollywood spy movie." - Rachel Saltz, THE NEW YORK TIMES

"In a healthier film culture, "Garbo: The Spy" would make history. Its great pleasure is that it remakes history: telling the real life story of a WWII counterspy Joan Pujol Garcia through the sophisticated use of fictional film footage...  It is one of the cleverest political documentaries ever made." - Armond White, CITY ARTS

"Roch’s concept is strong: He’s creating a dialogue between the fictions Pujol created to help win the war and the fictions Hollywood created to memorialize that victory." - Karina Longworth, LA WEEKLY