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El Violin

El Violin
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Format: DVD
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Screen: Aspect Ratio 16:9,Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Languages: Spanish
Subtitles: English
No. of Disks: 1
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 31 March 2008
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In this stunning feature debut from writer-director Vargas, elderly Don Plutarco (Tavira), his son and grandson are farmers and traditional musicians who also support the campesina peasant guerilla movement's armed efforts.

When the military seizes their village, the inhabitants flee, leaving ammunition behind. Don Plutarco has a plan to recover it - who wouldn't welcome a harmless old violin player? Might and music play cat-and-mouse, but who'll get the cream? Beautifully shot in black and white, with a heightened sound mix of traditional music and ambient noise, EL VIOLIN is anchored on the amazing performance by Tavira (an actual violinist) and Gama as the captain. Through its juxtaposition of gorgeous images and shocking violence, the film evokes the struggle between peasants and government, duty and pleasure.

El Violin is the third film in the Soda Viva Collection, a new initiative between Manchester's annual Viva Spanish and Latin American Film Festival and UK independent film distributor Soda Pictures. The collection will release the best of Spanish language feature films on DVD. More information can be found at www.sodapictures.com

Special Features

  • Making Of- 50 minute music documentary by director Francisco Vargas