Nocturne 29
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Portabella’s first feature, co-scripted by poet Joan Brossa, became one of the most influential works of the Barcelona avant-garde, although like all his early films, it circulated only in an underground fashion. Eschewing dialogue, the director constructs a non-narrative story in fragments that reveal the daily lives of an adulterous couple interspersed with a cryptic stream of unrelated imagery. The title of this homage to directors including Eisenstein, Antonioni, Bergman, and Buñuel refers to the 29 “black years” of the Franco dictatorship. — chicago.cervantes.es
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Cast
17 people
Lucia Bosè
Señora (as Lucia Bose)
Known for
Death of a Cyclist
The Lady Without Camelias
Mario Cabré
Señor (as Mario Cabre)
Known for
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Pere Portabella
Also in
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Spain Again
Luis Cuadrado
Jacques Levy
Also in
Another Woman
Joan Brossa
Also in
És quan dormo que hi veig clar
Luis Ciges
Known for
The Miracle of P. Tinto
Who Can Kill a Child?
Anne Settimó
Teresa Alcocer
Ramón Julia
(as Ramon Julia)
Jordi Sangenís
Pere Gimferrer
Pere Portabella Director · Joan Brossa Screenplay Josep M. Mestres Quadreny Composer
First release May 1, 1969 · Produced in Spain · Original title Nocturno 29
Production
Films 59
Production
Spain
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Original title
Nocturno 29
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 1, 1969
Cannes Film Festival
Spain · July 1, 1969
Theatrical · Madrid
No release date listed for United States.
South Korea
May 2, 2009 · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
September 8, 1969 · Theatrical · Barcelona
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