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Spain · 2004
1h 50m
Director Mercedes Álvarez
Starring Peio Azketa, Hicham Chate, Cirilo Fernández, José Fernández
Genre Documentary
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One year in the life of a tiny village in northern Spain.
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Nothing speaks more elegantly to the bewilderment of the locals than a long shot of newly built windmills lining a distant hilltop while a villager, made tiny by Álvarez's framing, looks on in the foreground, swallowed up by the forces of history.
What elevates The Sky Turns beyond a lovely little elegy and into the realm of greatness is Álvarez's refusal to shape the film as a tragedy.
The New York Times by Mike Hale
The overall effect is one of lulling beauty and immersion in the landscape and culture - certainly enough to carry you through the film - but also an irritating sensation of being led by the nose through Ms. Álvarez's highly aestheticized ruminations.
Beautifully composed documentary.
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