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Stories of Our Cinema

2019 · 120 min

A warm, talky stroll through film history, full of fond anecdotes and archival affection rather than drama or momentum.

Overview
In Spain, on May 11, 1896, at the Price circus, the first moving images ever shown in the country are projected. From that event, the Spanish actor Antonio Resines intends to compile a series of anecdotes to shape the amazing history of Spanish cinema, holding several conversations with prominent figures of the Spanish film industry.

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    Themes
    • art
    • memory
    • celebrity
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    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Ana Pérez-Lorente, Antonio Resines
    Written by
    Antonio Resines, Ana Pérez-Lorente
    Starring
    Antonio Resines, Luis Alegre, Ana Belén, Jesús Bonilla, Carlos Boyero, Enrique Cerezo, Fernando Colomo, Jose Coronado
    Music
    Gonzalo Aragón, Alonso Aragón
    Cinematography
    Juan Molina
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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