Carlos Saura Photographer
Jörg Adolph, Gereon Wetzel | Documentary
2017 | 52 minutes | Germany
Legendary Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura unveils his hidden passion: Photography.
Synopsis
As a young man, the legendary Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura did not quite know what he would like to become: motorcycle racer, flamenco dancer, or photographer. 60 years, 40 films, and numerous film awards later, his passion for photography runs like a thread through his life.
The documentary follows publishers Gerhard Steidl and Hans Meinke as they set out to release the largely unknown photo oeuvre of Carlos Saura in form of a book. They discover an early phase in Saura’s photography revealing Spain of the ’50s in a new light: impressive black-and-white images of landscapes, villages, culture, and the people of that time beyond the Franco propaganda.
Citation
Main credits
Wetzel, Gereon (filmmaker)
Adolph, Jörg (filmmaker)
Saura, Carlos (on-screen participant)
Meinke, Hans (on-screen participant)
Steidl, Gerhard (on-screen participant)
Other credits
Cinematography, Beto Mendonça, Jeannine Ferreira, Millena Heluana; editor, Jessica Modono.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Biography
Cinema Studies
Culture + Identity
Dance + Performing Arts
Fascism + Repression
Iberian Studies
Sociology
Visual Arts
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Master of Art Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Jörg Adolph, Gereon Wetzel
NATIONALITY: Germany
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: German; Spanish; English
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
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