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5 December 2006 (Spain) moreGenre:
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Twin brothers traveling the Catalan countryside encounter a reservoir of unique beauty. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
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Mediterranean meditation moreCast
(Credited cast)| David Recha | ... | David | |
| Marc Recha | ... | Marc | |
| Mariona Ordóñez | ... | L'autostopista | |
| Pere Subirana | ... | El guarda forestal - Trompetista | |
| Fina Susín | ... | La cambrera del camping |
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August Days (Canada: English title) (festival title)Días de agosto (Spain: Castilian title)
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Was initially entitled "El Peix Cat", which is Catalan for catfish. It was a reference to the catfish that the Germans imported, several decades ago, in the center of Catalonia and unloaded into the Elber River. Then they opened campsites so that they could come every year and fish their catfish, organizing competitions. One of the purposes of that title was to show how this invention of German tourism had completely destroyed the aquatic flora in that region. moreFAQ
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In August Days/Dies d'agost Marc Recha has given us a sun-saturated Catalan documentary-style road movie that's mostly a meandering improvised meditation on brotherhood and reclaiming the dead. The beautiful sometimes large-scale, richly atmospheric 35 mm. landscape images, nice soundtrack and Catalan-language narration are enchanting as a mood piece, if one is content with a trajectory that hasn't much momentum and doesn't lead anywhere in particular. Filmmaker Marc Recha and his non-identical twin David are the stars and the narrative is voiced by their younger sister. Marc had been researching the life of Ramon Barnils (1940-2001), a socialist editor who had been a family friend. He felt he was saturated with information and had to take a break. The break turned into making this film, which seeks to capture the mood of the interviews with Barnils' associates, thoughts about the Spanish Civil War, the drought season they were experiencing, the rugged landscape, the Recha brothers' affection for each other, swims and suntanned nudity and whatever characters or stories they ran into as they camped out of their van. This leads to pursuit of a giant catfish and the temporary disappearance of one of the brothers. In the end David has to go back to Barcelona to be with his daughter and Marc has to return to his project, and there it ends. I found it fascinating to listen to an extended narration in the Catalan language with its blend of Spanish and French-sounding words (perhaps linked with Provençal?). This isn't a major film but it commands attention and makes sense as a film festival choice with its clean visual and auditory beauty and its way of playing around with genres and blending autobiography with fiction and documentary in a fresh and thought-provoking way.
An official selection of the 2006 New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center.