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First part of the Tríptico Elemental, a spanish trilogy. With this trilogy, the director intends to move past the status of the documentary imagery. Val del Omar proposes a mythical exploration of his country, through three different regions: Andalusia, Castile and Galicia. The director draws inspiration from his country’s artistic traditions, incorporating culture and art history.
In Water-mirror of Granada, it’s the arquitecture (Alhambra), the music (flamenco) and the poetry (we can discern the references to Lorca), that are involved in the same aquatic fluidity.
In Water-mirror of Granada, it’s the arquitecture (Alhambra), the music (flamenco) and the poetry (we can discern the references to Lorca), that are involved in the same aquatic fluidity.
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Cast:
Ezequiel Mendez -
Original Title:
Aguaespejo Granadino -
Country:
Spain -
Year:
1955 - 23' Subtitles: English
Director
José Val del Omar
Filmmaker, inventor, poet, graphic artist among others, José Val del Omar (Granada, 1904 - Madrid, 1982) is very closely linked to the medium of film as a cursed creator, an eccentric in the context of Spanish filmmaking which does not favour experimentation. Over time he has gradually become a cult figure.
Val del Omar largely devotes himself to technological explorations, both in aspects concerning cinema as well as the challenges posed in his time. The filmmaker wanted a total cinema. That is why he invented a variable-angle lens so that the camera's lens would mimic the physiological versatility of the human eye, in other words he invented the zoom before Zoomar's Germans popularised it. He wanted to integrate even smells and flavours in cinema and in this sense he is a pioneer of virtual reality.
Val del Omar largely devotes himself to technological explorations, both in aspects concerning cinema as well as the challenges posed in his time. The filmmaker wanted a total cinema. That is why he invented a variable-angle lens so that the camera's lens would mimic the physiological versatility of the human eye, in other words he invented the zoom before Zoomar's Germans popularised it. He wanted to integrate even smells and flavours in cinema and in this sense he is a pioneer of virtual reality.
