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While the Fallas Burn (1929)

While the Fallas Burn poster
Original title
Mientras arden las fallas
Directed by
Miguel Monleón
Genre
silent film
Country
Spain
Runtime
39 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1929 silent film is set during the Falles festival in Spain. It shows locations in Valencia, Alcoi and Alacant. The movie was a financial failure.

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What happens

Mientras arden las fallas (la traducció catalana seria Mentre cremen les falles) és una pel·lícula muda dirigida per Miguel Monleon en 1929. Està ambientada en la festa de les Falles. La pel·lícula estava basada en un guió de José Fernández Caireles i mostrava escenaris de les ciutats de València, Alcoi i Alacant. El director, Miguel Monleon, era el pare del futur actor Joan Monleon. La pel·lícula fou un fracàs econòmic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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