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| The South (El Sur) |
A young woman named Estrella (Icíar Bollaín), recalls her mysterious father's attempt to fathom his fate and his deep yearning to return to an almost mythical Spain of 'the south'.
Víctor Erice's second feature, made ten years after his debut
The Spirit of the Beehive, is emotionally complex and both cinematically joyful and intense.
Its story-telling virtuosity belies the fact that the director quietly considered it incomplete. Taken from a tale by Adelaida García Morales, production ceased before the final coda was shot yet this 'absence' infuses the film with potent, almost transformative feeling, and marks this delicately crafted film with greatness.
