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Dream of Light

Original title: El sol del membrillo
  • 19921992
  • 2h 13m
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7.7/10
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El sol del membrillo (1992)
  • Documentary
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The artist Antonio López tries to capture the sunlight hitting his quince tree all autumn, but the struggle seems futile.The artist Antonio López tries to capture the sunlight hitting his quince tree all autumn, but the struggle seems futile.The artist Antonio López tries to capture the sunlight hitting his quince tree all autumn, but the struggle seems futile.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Víctor Erice
  • Writers
    • Víctor Erice
    • Antonio López
  • Stars
    • Antonio López
    • María Moreno
    • Enrique Gran
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  • Director
    • Víctor Erice
  • Writers
    • Víctor Erice
    • Antonio López
  • Stars
    • Antonio López
    • María Moreno
    • Enrique Gran
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    • 16User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 2 nominations

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    El sol del membrillo (1992)
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    Antonio López in El sol del membrillo (1992)

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    Antonio López
    • Selfas Self
    María Moreno
    • Selfas Self
    Enrique Gran
    • Selfas Self
    María López
    • Selfas Self
    Carmen López
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Carmen Lopez)
    Elisa Ruiz
    • Selfas Self
    José Carretero
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Jose Carretero)
    Amalia Avia
    • Selfas Self
    Lucio Muñoz
    • Selfas Self
    Esperanza Parada
    • Selfas Self
    Julio López Hernández
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Julio Lopez Hernandez)
    Fan Xiao Ming
    • Selfas Self
    Yan Sheng Dong
    • Selfas Self
    Janusz Pietrzkiak
    • Selfas Self
    Marek Domagala
    • Selfas Self
    Grzegorz Ponikmia
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    • Director
      • Víctor Erice
    • Writers
      • Víctor Erice
      • Antonio López
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    Storyline

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    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. But he goes about it in the same way, without consciously pursuing a finished picture - he just wants to be close to the fragile lavish tree for a few weeks. —L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
    • artistic creation
    • quince
    • quince tree
    • agriculture
    • art
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    9/10
    Art at a Different Level and Beyond Reach
    This is one of the two simple films about art that made deep impact on me since their releases even after all these years.

    Victor Erice's "The Quince Tree Sun" is probably the most boring film you'll ever watch, but just as the artist finds it impossible to capture the shifting sunlight, we realize it is no longer important to finish a piece of painting, if at all it is possible, as art is in the process not the result. We consciously experience the passing of time while watching the film! Brilliant.

    Patricia Rozema's "I've Heard the Mermaids Singing" deals with the subjectivity of art which is always relevant in any context. The master's childish art is readily being celebrated and consumed like fast food while the amateur's masterpiece is undiscovered but remain sacred. It reminds us to keep true art away from the corruption of consumerism.

    Both films allow art to be taken to a different level, beyond the reaches of physicality and commercialism.
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    • Apr 19, 2010

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1993 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • YouTube
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Polish
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • The Quince Tree Sun
    • Production companies
      • Euskal Media
      • Igeldo Zine Produkzioak
      • Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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