Dantza

2018
6.2
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Poster Dantza

Title: Dantza

Original Title: Dantza

Year: 2018

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Plot

Shown out of competition at the 66th San Sebastian Film Festival, the director Telmo Esnal narrates a traditional portrayal of Basque society through traditional dance. The storm was strong after an exhausting day working in the field. When the rain stops, life begins to sprout on the arid land. The fruit of the land grows and matures, being able to survive harsh weather conditions and becoming the apple that will be used to make cider. Autumn arrives, the season to celebrate the arrival of harvests, to toast and to celebrate for the delicacies given by Mother Earth, to celebrate the birth of love. With traditional dances, the film shows the cycles of life and death, of the inhospitable struggle to survive in an environment marked by the evolution of nature. With music and dance, the documentary about tradition and customs to a universal message. With the movements of the dancers a dedicated song to the earth is created.

Cast

Director:

Telmo Esnal Telmo Esnal

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Trivia

Claiming the region

With the documentary, the director wants to reclaim the traditional dances of the Basque Country and part of Navarre, making a poetic metaphor about singing to the earth with an environmentalist message.

Professional dancers

The team of dancers that to see in 'Dantza' are professional artists who are not dedicated to acting. In fact, in addition to being a dancer, they are architects, graduates in Communication Sciences or manage hospitality businesses.

Passion for dance

Telmo Esnal, the director of 'Dantza', during his youth participated in the Ballet Festival of Havana. This caused that, when he became a filmmaker, he wanted to make a film about dance and folklore.

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