Nocturne 29 (1969)
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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Wonderfully offbeat film!
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It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.