Documentary film
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Documentary film double session: 'Benny Golson, jazz stories' and 'Cindy Blackman Santana, the power of the drumsticks' (Presentation of the “Musicografías” cycle) “Benny Golson is a living legend of jazz music. Tanned in a thousand battles, he has participated in the band of Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Farmer, Blakey and many others.
“Round trips”: presentation of the new book and documentary project by James D. Fernández
Next Tuesday, March 18 at 19:30 p.m. In the International Institute under the name of "Round trips" will take place the presentation and dissemination of a new book and documentary project by James D. Fernández (New York University). The book "A brief account of the construction of Spain and other essays
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“The No-Do Years” on DVD “That the NO-DO was created as an instrument for the official propaganda of the Regime is unquestionable, but, at the same time, it also responded to its motto of “The whole world within reach of all the Spanish". This impressive audiovisual legacy, spanning almost 40 years, brought together the great events of
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“30 years of darkness” directed by Manuel H. Martín “After the end of the Civil War, Manuel Cortés, former mayor of the Malaga town of Mijas, had no chance to escape from Spain. After a long and dangerous way back home, he managed to reach his home at night without being discovered. his wife,
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“Annie Leibovitz: a life through the camera” directed by Barbara Leibovitz “About one of the most fascinating photographers of all time, Annie Leibovitz, this documentary is presented in which the artist not only tells us about her professional evolution, but also that bare his soul and tells us his whole story.” Taken from
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“Miles electric: a different kind of blue” directed by Murray Lerner “The electric Miles Davis in 1970 at the Isle of Wight rock music festival, taking hippies “to the other side” alongside the likes of Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Gary Bartz, Airto Moreira and Dave Holland. Includes interviews with the musicians
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“Rock-Ola: una noche en la movida” directed by Antonio de Prada “Early 80s. A youth cultural movement is born in Madrid that will lead to a change in Spanish aesthetics, thought and culture: 'La Movida Madrid'. In a very short time a seedy, dark and attractive place in the capital
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“Grizzly Man” directed by Werner Herzog “Herzog uses the original footage that Treadwell had recorded to portray his portrayal of this complex and imposing figure while also exploring larger questions about the difficult relationship between man and nature.” Extracted from Labutaca. See also: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/ http://www.blogdecine.com/criticas/grizzly-man-un-documental-demoledor-de-werner-herzog http://es. wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Man http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Treadwell Selected titles
Cultural recommendation for the weekend
“Scorsese Documentary” film series at the Cineteca “Film series dedicated to Martin Scorsese in which some of his most representative films of the documentary genre are screened. In this selection of titles, the American direct reviews the lives of renowned music stars such as Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones or The
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“Spellbound” by Jeff Blitz “Spellbound is a 2002 documentary that was directed by Jeffrey Blitz. The film follows eight competitors in the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee.” Extracted from Wikipedia. See also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/10/10/jeff_blitz_spellbound_interview.shtml http://www.lumiere.net.nz/reader/item/859 http://www.imdb .com/title/tt0334405/ The selected titles are a sample of recently loaned materials from the Library of the International Institute. If you are interested