Synopsis
Portabella’s first feature, co-scripted by poet Joan Brossa, became one of the most influential works of the Barcelona avant-garde, although like all his early films, it circulated only in an underground fashion. Eschewing dialogue, the director constructs a non-narrative story in fragments that reveal the daily lives of an adulterous couple interspersed with a cryptic stream of unrelated imagery. The title of this homage to directors including Eisenstein, Antonioni, Bergman, and Buñuel refers to the 29 “black years” of the Franco dictatorship. — chicago.cervantes.es
Key facts
Original language
Spanish
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Festival History
Titles
| Alternate title | Nocturn 29 | |
| Alternate title | Nocturne 29 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Spanish) |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
