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Cántico

2016 · 81 min

A quiet, reflective drift through an old poet's house and memories, tender and tinged with loss.

Overview
Cántico is a documentary on the life and poetry of Pablo García Baena, the leading exponent of the poetry movement formed around the journal of the same name. It begins as a diary of the making of the film, showing us the difficulties of the project. The poet, at the age of 94, though the project had come too late, with most of his colleagues already deceased. But once he opens the doors of his house; his photographs, possessions and books provide a sensory journey through the aesthetic of his poetry and his experience of language.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • art
  • aging
  • grief
  • isolation
Places
  • home
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Sigfrid Monleón
Starring
Pablo García Baena
Cinematography
César Hernando
Runtime
81 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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