Birdsong
El cant dels ocells
Spain
2008
97 Min
Color, Black and White
1.85:1
Hebrew, Catalan
Synopsis
The Three Wise Kings travel in search of the Messiah, who has just been born. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
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Albert Serra
Albert Serra was born in Banyoles, Catalunya, in 1975. A Hispanic Philology and Comparative Literature major from the Universidad of Barcelona, his first feature was Crespià, the Film not the Village (2002). He has written, produced and directed Honour of the Knights (Quixotic) (2006), selected by Cahiers du Cinéma as one of the top ten pictures of 2007. He has also written and directed Bird Song, which was premiered at Cannes 2008 and is now in this Festival’s competition. He’s currently working on a new film, and writing a play commissioned by the Teatre Lliure of Barcelona. —Mardelplatafilmfest.com
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Nadin
16Jun11
Birdsong is one of the few films nowadays that gives you the luxury of time. While everything outside rushes past, you can snuggle up and stop the time. A wonderful demonstration how expressive minimalism can be.
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Lemmycaution
13Sep10
One of the most beautiful films I have yet watched, but also one of the most boring...
Laali
1Sep10
“At times we’re awestruck by the beauty of things” says one of the Magi in the film. And this is exactly what happens when watching 'Birdsong'.
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David Hudson
1Dec09
The perfect way to ease yourself into the holiday season. Saw it Sunday, here in Berlin with Albert Serra and Mark Peranson introducing. Gorgeous "contemplative cinema." Recommended.
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Your forking: "Birdsong" and "Waiting for Sancho"
By Ryland Walker Knight on February 25, 2009
Aleatory and teleonomic, Birdsong bears a somewhat familiar resemblance to the Straub-Huillet school of adaptation and philosophy; however
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