El balcón abierto (1984)

9.5/10 90 min Drama History

Overview

Film homage to the great Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, in which they dramatize fragments of his poems and the play "La casa de Bernarda Alba". From his texts, the voice of the poet himself weaves the plot. His characters come to life: El Amargo, which runs from a poem taken from "El Cante Jond" to the "Romancero Gitano". The Woman, blurred and present in so many of his poems. The Mother, a living synthesis of his play-writing. The balcony is open from the hidden Granada to exciting New York. From the rider of tireless riding to the mysterious baroque of Holy Week. From the first babble of the poet to his violent death. Spain is behind its lyric. Also in many images and tensions of the film. The argument of this one wants to approach the argument of a poet. His life and his work, united irremediably.

Cast

José Luis Gómez

Voz del poeta

Antonio Flores

El Amargo

Amparo Muñoz

La Mujer

Berta Riaza

La Madre

Álvaro de Luna

El Jinete

Lola Gaos

La Poncia

Charly Bravo

El Compañero

Laura Cepeda

Hija

José Lifante

El Cocinero

José Mercé

Federico García Lorca

(archive footage)

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