Restored & Unseen: El sol del membrillo
Victor Erice / ES, 1992
That painting a quince in a Spanish garden is a fascinating sight to see, is proven by this 4K digitized classic by Víctor Erice, the master of the attentive gaze. The film won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
Víctor Erice in Amsterdam
Director Víctor Erice (1940) will be at the Rijksmuseum on 11 January to give a masterclass on the occasion of the exhibition Rembrandt-Velázquez. Dutch & Spanish Masters. Eye screens two other feature films by Erice (El sur El espiritu de la colmena) in its Restored & Unseen programme; the director is present at the screenings of El sur and El espíritu de la colmena.
The tribute to Víctor Erice is an initiative of Sin Fin Cinema, Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival and Rijksmuseum, in collaboration with Eye, Instituto Cervantes Utrecht and OBA Amsterdam.
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Director
Victor Erice
Production year
1992
Country
ES
Original title
El sol del membrillo
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Restored & Unseen
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