Birdsong

El cant dels ocells

Spain

2008

97 Min

Color, Black and White

1.85:1

Hebrew, Catalan

Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
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EXEC Luis Miñarro, Montse Triola

DP Jimmy Gimferrer, Neus Ollé-Soronellas

CAST Victòria Aragonés, Lluís Carbó, Mark Peranson, Lluís Serrat Batlle, Lluís Serrat

SOUND Joan Pons, Jordi Ribas

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), London (Europa), Toronto (Visions), San Sebastián (Made in Spain), AFI FEST (World Cinema), Rotterdam (Bright Future)

Synopsis

The Three Wise Kings travel in search of the Messiah, who has just been born. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

Director

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