Nocturne 29

Story

Synopsis

Portabella’s first feature, co-scripted by poet Joan Brossa, became one of the most influential works of the Barcelona avant-garde, although like all his early films, it circulated only in an underground fashion. Eschewing dialogue, the director constructs a non-narrative story in fragments that reveal the daily lives of an adulterous couple interspersed with a cryptic stream of unrelated imagery. The title of this homage to directors including Eisenstein, Antonioni, Bergman, and Buñuel refers to the 29 “black years” of the Franco dictatorship. — chicago.cervantes.es

Director

Pere Portabella

Writers

Joan Brossa, Pere Portabella

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Country

Spain

Release date

1 July 1969

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Lucia Bosè

  Señora (as Lucia Bose)

• 

  Mario Cabré

  Señor (as Mario Cabre)

• 

  Luis Ciges

• Ramón Julia

  (as Ramon Julia)

• Antonio Saura

• Antoni Tàpies

  (as Antoni Tapies)

• Joan Ponç

• Jordi Prats