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Alcira y el campo de espigas

2023 · 86 min

A haunting, intimate portrait that drifts between memory and madness, leaving a lingering sense of wonder and sorrow.

Directed by
Agustín Fernández Gabard
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alcira Soust Scaffo, Sulma Soust, Marlene Yacobazzo
Overview
Alcira Soust Scaffo is a Uruguayan poet who became a legend by hiding in a bathroom for the 12 days that the Mexican army occupied a university in 1968. A woman whose life oscillated between delirium and sanity, between rooftops, trees and houses. A forgotten and unforgettable poet.

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Directed by
Agustín Fernández Gabard
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Alcira Soust Scaffo, Sulma Soust, Marlene Yacobazzo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • identity
  • memory
  • isolation
  • art
  • madness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Agustín Fernández Gabard
Written by
Agustín Fernández Gabard
Starring
Alcira Soust Scaffo, Sulma Soust, Marlene Yacobazzo, Ángela Soust, Annunziata Rossi, Carlos Landeros, Pablo Cueto, Jorge Martínez Stack
Cinematography
Jorge Fierro
Runtime
86 min
Country
Uruguay
Languages
Spanish

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