The Quince Tree Sun (1992)

The artist Antonio López tries to capture the sunlight hitting his quince tree all autumn, but the struggle seems futile.

Director:

Víctor Erice (as Victor Erice)

Writers:

Víctor Erice (as Victor Erice), Antonio López (as Antonio Lopez)

Stars:

Antonio López, María Moreno, Enrique Gran

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio López	...	Himself (as Antonio Lopez)
María Moreno	...	Herself (as Maria Moreno)
Enrique Gran	...	Himself
María López	...	Herself (as Maria Lopez)
Carmen López	...	Herself (as Carmen Lopez)
Elisa Ruiz	...	Herself
José Carretero	...	Himself (as Jose Carretero)
Amalia Avia	...	Herself
Lucio Muñoz	...	Himself
Esperanza Parada	...	Herself
Julio López Hernández	...	Himself (as Julio Lopez Hernandez)
Fan Xiao Ming	...	Himself
Yan Sheng Dong	...	Himself
Janusz Pietrzkiak	...	Himself
Marek Domagala	...	Himself

Storyline

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.

---

Plot Keywords:

agriculture | art | painting | painter | 

---

Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Drama

---

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Polish Mandarin

Release Date:

2 April 1993 (UK)

Also Known As:

The Dream of Light

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euskal Media, Igeldo Zine Produkzioak, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Air Doll (2009)

User Reviews

In the mind of the Painter

El sol de membrillo is a documentary that looks like a movie,a documentary shot like a movie.El sol de membrillo tells the story of a painting that was never finished,tells the story of what is going on in this painter's mind,tells the story of what is going on in every painter's,every artist's in general head,who is obsessed with Beauty and accuracy.It's a relaxing (in a good way) film that in spite of its rather long running time (almost two and a half hours)is not at least boring.That calmness derives from the director himself who looks like a never-angry ever-happy (not in the silly way) man who has a concrete philosophy on life and much thought in his background.That's all I can tell about this man who made an introduction to and a presentation of this work of his before the screening begun.Do not skip this movie, it can change the way you see things.