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Walls Can Talk

2022 1h 15m Documentary List
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Walls Can Talk is Carlos Saura's unique vision of the origins of art. The acclaimed and award-winning director with more than 50 films directed, nominated and internationally awarded (Oscar, Cannes, Berlin, Goya, etc.), directs and stars in this documentary film. It depicts the evolution and relationship of art with the wall as a canvas for creation, right from the first graphic revolutions of prehistoric caves to the most innovative urban expressions. A passionate and personal journey accompanied by personalities such as Juan Luis Arsuaga, the great thinker of human evolution, and Miquel Barceló, an iconic contemporary artist. Other participants in his ground-breaking vision of wall art include the graffiti artist Zeta, the graffiti writer Musa and the urban creator Suso33.

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Ricardo Rosado Fotogramas ... Finds the common threads between the first representations of plastic art found in caves with the most refined graffiti of our times. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) With a series of spontaneous, unscripted talks with a diverse group of experts... the documentary covers some of the most revealing issues surrounding a fact as simple but as fundamental as painting the walls. [Full review in Spanish] Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) Simple and fascinating documentary about painting, history, and art. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jan 30, 2023 Full Review Jonathan Holland Screen International If its contemporary angle is a strategy for hooking in a younger audience, to awaken their interest in where it all started, then all power to it. Nov 8, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Walls Can Talk is Carlos Saura's unique vision of the origins of art. The acclaimed and award-winning director with more than 50 films directed, nominated and internationally awarded (Oscar, Cannes, Berlin, Goya, etc.), directs and stars in this documentary film. It depicts the evolution and relationship of art with the wall as a canvas for creation, right from the first graphic revolutions of prehistoric caves to the most innovative urban expressions. A passionate and personal journey accompanied by personalities such as Juan Luis Arsuaga, the great thinker of human evolution, and Miquel Barceló, an iconic contemporary artist. Other participants in his ground-breaking vision of wall art include the graffiti artist Zeta, the graffiti writer Musa and the urban creator Suso33.
Director
Carlos Saura
Producer
María del Puy Alvarado
Screenwriter
Carlos Saura, José Morillas
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 15m