El cielo gira (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

Mercedes Álvarez

Escritores:

Arturo Redin (writer)
Mercedes Álvarez (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

13 mayo 2005 (Spain)

Género:

Documental

Plot:

One year in the life of a tiny village in northern Spain. |

Plot Keywords:

Nature | Hamlet | Painter

Premios:

9 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Gorgeous, if ambiguous, documentary about rural life

Reparto

Elías Álvarez	...	Himself
Mercedes Álvarez	...	Herself (voice)
Peio Azketa	...	Himself
Hicham Chate	...	Himself
Cirilo Fernández	...	Himself
José Fernández	...	Himself
Josefa García	...	Herself
Román García	...	Himself
Silvano García	...	Himself
Valentina García	...	Herself
Alfredo Jimeno	...	Himself
Crispina Lamata	...	Herself
Antonino Martínez	...	Himself
Blanca Martínez	...	Herself
Áurea Mingo	...	Herself
Milagros Monje	...	Herself
Salah Rafia	...	Himself

Dirigida por
Mercedes Álvarez

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Mercedes Álvarez		writer
Arturo Redin		writer

Producida por
José María Lara	....	producer

Fotografía por
Alberto Rodríguez

Montaje por
Laurent Dutreche
Guadalupe Garcia
Julia Juaniz
Sol López
Guadalupe Pérez

Ayudante de dirección
Abel García	....	assistant director

Departamento de Edición
Carolina Martínez Urbina	....	assistant editor

Otros miembros del equipo
Ainara Porron	....	production assistant

Gracias
Víctor Erice	....	thanks
José Luis Guerín	....	thanks

Compañías Productores

• Alokatu S.L.
• José María Lara

Distribuidores

• Alokatu S.L. (2004) (Spain) (all media)
• ID Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• New Yorker Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

También conocida como:

The Sky Turns (USA) (long title)

Duración:

Spain:115 min

País:

Spain

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR | Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Brazil:10 | Argentina:Atp

Compañía:

Alokatu S.L.

Gorgeous, if ambiguous, documentary about rural life

This film is perhaps a little weak in conclusions or opinions, unlike many documentaries that set out to make a persuasive or political point. Instead, it reminds me of evidential films made by cultural anthropologists. It presents a stirringly beautiful slice of lifestyle that is disappearing from the developed world, showing elderly people who maintain joys, comfort, and wisdom in spite of poverty and a lack of modern education. Regardless of what you expect or read into it, however, the filming is stunningly beautiful at times. The photographer used natural light to great effect in saturated, well-composed video. Also, there was an engaging tendency to keep the camera rock still during long shots, while characters moved through the space. It was very refreshing to watch these stable, gorgeous environments with calm people occupying them; a stark contrast to the modern, jittery, hand-held style, and almost a remedy for a jittery, modern lifestyle. I saw an un-subtitled version and know little Spanish, but found it very enjoyable anyway, just enjoying the visual aspects.