Guernica(1950 film)
| Guernica | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alain Resnais Robert Hessens |
| Written by | Paul Eluard |
| Produced by | Pierre Braunberger |
| Starring | María Casares(narrator) Jacques Pruvost (narrator) |
| Cinematography | Henri Ferrand |
| Music by | Guy Bernard |
Production company | Pantheon Productions |
| Distributed by | Les Films de la Pleiade |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Guernicais a 1950 French short film directed byAlain Resnaisand Robert Hessens.[1]
Synopsis[edit]
After a briefvoice-overby Jacques Pruvost describing thebombing of Guernicaon 26 April 1937,María Casaresrecites a poem byPaul Eluardon the subject of that atrocity, accompanied by imagery from numerous paintings, drawings, and sculptures produced byPablo Picassobetween 1920 and 1949, particularlyGuernica(1937). The oppressive musical arrangements in the film were composed by Guy Bernard.
Home media[edit]
The short film is available as a special feature on the DVD edition ofThe Mystery of Picasso,Henri-Georges Clouzot's 1956 documentary about Picasso.
References[edit]
- ^"Guernica".unifrance.org.Retrieved2014-04-03.
External links[edit]
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