1930s Documentary Discovered in Spanish Archive.
May 6, 2020 15:35:51 GMT
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Post by John Green on May 6, 2020 15:35:51 GMT
Almost a century after it was shot, a brief but beautifully made documentary that could be the first talking picture directed by a woman in Spain has been discovered after the forgotten and miscatalogued footage was re-examined during the coronavirus lockdown.
Mallorca,an eight-minute, black-and-white sweep across the Balearic island inspired by the music of the Spanish composer Isaac Albeñiz, was donated to the national film archive in 1982 by a man who ran a furniture storage business.
The man’s brother, a film producer, thought there might be something of interest to the archive and several cans of film were handed over to the Filmoteca Española.
For 38 years, Mallorca languished in the collection, wrongly identified.
The film, can be watched online until 8 May as part of the Filmoteca’s lockdown season. vimeo.com/413539710 www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/short-film-discovery-may-be-first-spanish-talkie-made-by-woman-maria-forteza
Mallorca,an eight-minute, black-and-white sweep across the Balearic island inspired by the music of the Spanish composer Isaac Albeñiz, was donated to the national film archive in 1982 by a man who ran a furniture storage business.
The man’s brother, a film producer, thought there might be something of interest to the archive and several cans of film were handed over to the Filmoteca Española.
For 38 years, Mallorca languished in the collection, wrongly identified.
The film, can be watched online until 8 May as part of the Filmoteca’s lockdown season. vimeo.com/413539710 www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/short-film-discovery-may-be-first-spanish-talkie-made-by-woman-maria-forteza