The South (1983)
- Original title
- El sur
- Directed by
- Víctor Erice
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 153 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman named Estrella remembers her childhood and her complicated relationship with her father. The story is told through her memories and hints at secrets in her family's past.
melancholicintrospectiveslow-burnnostalgiccontemplativeatmosphericunderstatedrestrained
What happens
El Sur (The South) is a 1983 Spanish drama film directed by Spanish filmmaker Victor Erice, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Elias Querejeta, and starred Icíar Bollaín as the adult main character. It is based on Adelaida García Morales' short novel of the same name. As in the novella, the film takes place solely in the north of Spain. However, the novella picks up where the screenplay leaves off, taking Estrella on a journey to the south of Spain. Elías Querejeta, the film's producer, decided not to allow the filming of the latter 90 minutes, which would have been filmed in the south. Querejeta attributed this to a lack of financing, although neither Erice nor the film's cinematographer, José Luis Alcaine, believed that was the reason. Erice felt the film was incomplete and described it as an "unfinished drama" even though it was well received by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Filem El Sur (1983)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.