August Days
(Dies D'Agost)
93 minutes, 2006
Sat. Oct 7, 5:45PM, Sequoia
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Mon. Oct 9, 9:30PM, Rafael
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In Catalan with English subtitles • Taking a break from his efforts to research the life of his old friend, the late journalist Ramon Barnils, Marc and his twin brother, David, embark on a tour of Catalonia. They travel between reservoirs in the drought-stricken but ravishingly beautiful region, making new acquaintances, stumbling upon folklore and touching on history as they catch glimpses of the Spanish Civil War and of Barnils' past and their own family ghosts. Casting himself and his brother David as the twins, writer-director Marc Recha blends fact and fiction, autobiography, drama and travelogue. Nearly dialogue free and narrated by a woman as apt to break into passionate song as tell the siblings' story, August Days is a lyrical meditation on what Recha has described as paradise lost. But in his meticulous pacing and cinematographer Hélène Louvart's shimmering images of idyllic landscapes, it also paints a glorious picture of paradise regained. — P. Grady
Director: Marc Recha
Producer: Xavier Atance Yagüe
Screenwriter: Marc Recha
Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart
Editor: Sergi Dies
Cast: David Recha, Marc Recha, Mariona Ordóñez, Pere Subirana, Fina Susín
Print Source: Benece Producciones S.L.
Passatge Tona, 10
Barcelona, Catalunya, 08023
Spain
Tel: +34 932 840 719
