The Dream of Light

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raphael g @raphagimenes 07/07/2020 So calm and beautiful See more 11/23/2013 well crafted film about the artistic process See more 09/23/2012 A beautiful film about capturing an artist at work, this would make a nice companion piece to La Belle Noiseuse. The artist here is much more precise and orderly, and the film languidly shows us just how much effort goes into his art. It's also, in a quiet way, about all the endeavors that we spend so much time doing. See more 06/22/2011 One of the best documentaries of all time. Impressionistic vision about touching which is cannot be touched be it with a camera or with a paintbrush. See more 07/16/2010 Two Artists were at work; Antonio Lopez in front of the Canvas and Victor Erice behind the Camera. The Result: A Masterpiece! See more 05/10/2010 [center][font=Times New Roman][size=4][img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3mCOm4wxK3M/SV_dhVEGwcI/AAAAAAAABhM/Qbk7Bx5NvXg/s400/dream.jpg[/img][/size][/font][/center] [font=Times New Roman][size=4][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=4]Summary (from IMDB): The artist, Antonio Lopez, tries to paint the quince tree he planted some time back in his garden. Throughout his life, he has worked on the same theme many times, almost as if it were a physical necessity. Every year, with the arrival of autumn, this need resurfaces. The artist's work has never represented the sun's rays between the leaves of the tree, and, given his characteristic realist style, he tries to achieve this.[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=4][/size][/font] [center][img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3mCOm4wxK3M/SV_dcIV-QgI/AAAAAAAABhE/aR9_JeGriws/s400/dream2.jpg[/img][/center] [font=Times New Roman][size=4][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=4]The Dream of Light is definitely the weakest I've seen from Erice, but it's still a solid movie. Really, the first half of the film is very good. Had it been a 90 minute film that ended right as he (spoiler) [color=black]put his initial painting on the shelf[/color] I would have given this a much higher score. The process of the artist preparing and the obstacles he runs into were all very interesting and filmed in a beautiful and poetic fashion. Unfortunately, watching this for over two hours became a bit much. I almost felt like watching it in fast-forward for the last 20 minutes.[/size][/font] See more Read all reviews

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