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A un viejo poeta en el Perú

1979 · 10 min

A quiet, contemplative portrait that drifts through a poet's world like a slow walk through memory and place.

Directed by: Alberto Durant
Genres: Drama
Starring: César Calvo Soriano

Overview: Short film about Martín Adán (pseudonym of Rafael de la Fuente Benavides, Lima, 1908) one of the great contemporary poets in the Spanish language and the settings of his poetry

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Directed by: Alberto Durant
Genres: Drama
Starring: César Calvo Soriano

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
isolation
memory
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	1
Realism	8
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Complexity	6
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Genres: drama
Directed by: Alberto Durant
Written by: Alberto Durant
Starring: César Calvo Soriano
Cinematography: Mario Acha
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Peru
Languages: Spanish

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