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El Sol del membrillo

Quince Tree of the Sun
Victor Erice
1992 Spain 139 minutes Spanish
© DR
© DR

“On Saturday, 29 September 1990, in Madrid, a man is on his way to work. His name is Antonio López and his job, which involves both manual and visual skills, is painting pictures. The filmmaker watches him work. Making no attempt to introduce false mystery or suspense, he simply shows all the gestures, techniques, organisation and routine which are needed to begin a new canvass. The painting will represent a quince-tree like the one growing in the yard of the painter’s house.” (Jean-Michel Frodon, Le Monde, 7 May 1993)

Based on an idea by :
Antonio López and Víctor Erice
Inspired by a work by the painter :
Antonio López García
Production :
Maria Moreno P. C.; Euskal Media
Distribution :
José Luis López Linares; Carlotta Films
Photography :
Javier Aguirresarobe, Ángel Luis Fernández, José Luis López-Linares
Sound :
Daniel Goldstein; Ricardo Steimberg
Music :
Pascal Gaigne
Sound mixing :
Eduardo Fernández
Editing :
Juan Ignacio San Mateo

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