- El Sur (film)
Infobox_Film
name = El Sur (film)
caption =
producer =Elías Querejeta
director =Víctor Erice
writer =Víctor Erice Adelaida García Morales
starring =Omero Antonutti Sonsoles Aranguren Icíar Bollaín Aurore Clément
music =Enrique Granados
cinematography =José Luis Alcaine
editing =Pablo González del Amo
released = flagicon|SpainMay 19 ,1983
flagicon|USA15 January ,1988
runtime = 95 min.
imdb_id = 0084740
language = SpanishEl Sur or The South is a 1983
drama film , the second film of the perfectionist Spanishauteur Victor Erice . It was voted the sixth best Spanish film by professionals and critics in 1996 Spanish cinema centenary. It is based on a Adelaida García Morales' short novel by the same title.Originally, the film would have run 3 hours, but producer Querejeta decided not to allow the filming of the second 90 minutes, which takes place in the the south of Spain, because he thought the 95-minute film Erice did was perfect for his purposes.
Plot
This film tells the story of a little girl ("Sonsoles Aranguren") living somewhere in the north of Spain and fascinated by the secrets of the south seemingly buried in the traits of her father ("Omero Antonutti"). In her childhood, Estrella's father is a mysterious world. Growing up, she finds out that he once had a sweetheart ("Aurore Clément"), and that he's still in love with her.
External links
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* [http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/erice.html Reviews of Erice's films]
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