Umbracle ; El sopar ; Poetes catalans /
Umbracle: "This film turns on two basic axes: the inquiry into ways of cinematographic representation and a critical image of official Spain at the time of the Franco dictatorship. 'Montage of attractions' and Brechtianism in strong doses. Without a doubt Portabella's most struct...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Spanish Catalan |
| Language Notes: | In Spanish and Catalan; with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. |
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[France] :
Blaq Out,
[2013]
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| Series: | Pere Portabella, œuvres complètes ;
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| Summary: | Umbracle: "This film turns on two basic axes: the inquiry into ways of cinematographic representation and a critical image of official Spain at the time of the Franco dictatorship. 'Montage of attractions' and Brechtianism in strong doses. Without a doubt Portabella's most structurally complex and most profoundly political film, that is ferociously poetic"--Letterbox.com. El sopar : "Five ex-political prisoners meet secretly in a country house one afternoon in 1974, the same day that Salvador Puig Antich is executed, to talk about their experiences in prison. After discussing hunger strikes, ways of keeping up the fight, loss of touch with reality, etc., an unexpected situation arises when one of the ex prisoners sings the praises of life in prison. The forceful response of one of his colleagues does not do away with the cathartic effect of the confession"--Letterbox.com. Poetes catalans: At underground film of the 1st Popular Festival of Catalan Poetry filmed in the Proce Theater in Barcelona on May 25, 1970, in solidarity with political prisoners. The participating poets were: Agustí Bartra, Joan Oliver (Pere IV), Salvador Espriu, Joan Brossa, Francesc Vallverdú and Gabriel Ferrater. |
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| Item Description: | Umbracle originally produced as a motion picture in 1972. El sopar : originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. Poetes catalans: originally produced as a short documentary in 1970; filmed in the Proce Theater in Barcelona on May 25, 1970, at the 1st Popular Festival of Catalan Poetry. Present collection released as a part of the eight-disc set -- Pere Portabella: œuvres complètes. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (26 min., 83 min., 38 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD 9; PAL, all regions; aspect ratio: 1.33:1 or 1.66:1. |
| Production Credits: | Umbracle (1972 ; 85 min.): written and directed, Pere Portabella ; writing credits, Joan Brossa ; editor, Teresa Alcocer ; cinematography, Manel Esteban; music, Carles Santos. El sopar (1974 ; 50 min.): written and directed, Pere Portabella ; cinematography, Manel Esteban ; editor, Teresa Alcocer. Poetes catalans (1970 ; 30 min.): directed by Pere Portabella ; cinematography, Manel Esteban. |