2010 Program |
The 2010 program was hosted by Dr. Xabier Irujo and Dr. Santiago De Pablo of the Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada at Reno. |
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Chronicle of the Carlist War, 1872-1876
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1988, directed by José María Tuduri, 1 hour 26 minutes, color, in Euskara & Castilian with English subtitles.
Hosted by Dr. Xabier Irujo of the Center for Basque Studies
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Bertsolari
A sneak preview of the upcoming documentary by Basque Film maker Asier Altuna, exploring the art of Bertsolaritza. |
In Production (2010), directed by Asier Altuna, 10 min, color in Euskara with English subtitles. |
Both films!
Friday, March 5th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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The Spirit of the Beehive
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1973, directed by Víctor Erice, 1 hour 37 minutes, color - All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer, in Castilian with English subtitles.
Hosted by Dr. Santiago de Pablo of the Center for Basque Studies |
. Santiago de Pablo |
A cinematographic jewel, about the Basque Country from the 1940s, totally unknown until now...
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1940, 11 min, black and white, in German with English subtitles. |
Spirit of the Beehive Essay by Paul Julian Smith
Spirit of the Beehive Trailer
Overview and interpretation of Spirit of the Beehive by Film Scholar Linda Ehrlich
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Both films!
Friday, April 30th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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El Viaje de Carol Carol's Journey
"Carol's Journey / El Viaje
de Carol", winner of the Berlin International Film Festival's
Crystal Bear Award, and nominated for three Goya Awards (Spanish
Oscars), and selected by some of the world's leading film festivals,
including San Sebastian International Film Festival, "Carol's Journey,"
is a film about Carol, a Spanish-American twelve year old girl brought
up in New York, who travels with her mother to Spain for the first time
in the turbulent spring of 1938, to meet her mother's family. Separated
from her father, a pilot in the International Brigades involved in the
Spanish Civil War, whom she adores, her arrival in her mother's native
village transforms the secretive family environment. Her innocent and
rebellious nature drives her to oppose a conventional world new to her.
Her friendship with Maruja, the village's teacher, together with the
lessons in life learnt from her grandfather and her love for local boy
Tomiche will take her on an unforgettable and bittersweet journey into
the world of adulthood. |
Imanol Uribe |
2002, directed by Imanol Uribe, 1 hour 43 minutes, color, in Castilian with English subtitles.
Hosted by Dr. Santiago de Pablo of the Center for Basque Studies, who will give a presentation on the impact of the films by Imanol Uribe.
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Amona putz!
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2009, directed by Telmo Esnal, 9 minutes color, in Euskara with English subtitles. |
Both films!
Friday, May 21st, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Dr. De Pablo with BEO directors Franxoa Bidaurreta, Yvonne Hauscarriague and Esther Bidaurreta.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once famously remarked, “Music is the universal language of mankind,” and perhaps nowhere is this sentiment felt more strongly than in this jubilant film about two musicians who journey to some of the most remote regions of the world, using the traditional Basque musical instrument, the txalaparta, as a medium for cross-cultural exchange and understanding. The txalaparta is a traditional Basque instrument (similar to a xylophone) that was originally a communication device between Basque tribes. In this spirit of communication, Igor Otxoa and Harkaitz Martínez have a dream to turn the txalaparta into a meetingplace—not only for people, but for different cultures as well. This wish leads them to make a trip in search of the world’s last remaining nomadic tribes. From the north of India to the Mongolian Steppes, from the Sahara desert to Lapland, the film captures an extraordinarily fluent and dynamic conversation across borders and languages, articulated through music. Through encounters with other musicians—a Mongol musician and a Hindu taxi driver, a Sami singer and an aging Saharan lady—the txalaparta becomes more than a musical instrument; it is a tool for communication in which everyone expresses their desires. Stunning photography and superb music fill nearly every frame of the film, culminating in an amazing performance piece involving the music of all tribes in unison with the txalaparta. With little dialogue, the film speaks volumes on the significance of music in our lives, and its power to connect people all over the world. - Sky Sitney
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2006, directed by Raúl De la Fuente, 86 minutes, color, in Arabic, Basque, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Spanish with English subtitles.
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Ahate pasa Suddenly, ducks cross the screen. |
2009, Directed by Koldo Almandoz, 12 minutes, in Basque (+French, Spanish, English, Persian and Serbian) with English subtitles. |
Both films!
Friday, September 10th, 7:30pm, Basque Cultural Center
Free Admission.
Basque Cultural Center, 599 Railroad Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080