Notes on Two Pieces / Eva

Las Tierras del Cielo

One night. One city. Madrid. Five conversations. Nine characters. They tell personal stories, invented stories, also an old story that goes on from conversation to conversation, a story from an old Japanese film.

The High Pressures

Miguel travels to Pontevedra, his hometown, with the request of serching for some locations for a movie. His trip takes him back to the place where he grew up, meeting up with some old friends, but also leads him to the possibility of a new relationship: Alicia, a young nurse who will get to calm him down. Miguel will try to finish his work even though he mostly prefers to film the natives he meets, the movements and faces of his friends, the trains coming or the sea. A journey around the uprooting (the cinema) and love.

Dos fragmentos / Eva

Din que non falan

The Policy Line

María has a steady job and a quiet life, but her father’s death forces her to examine her feelings. Juan, with whom she has had an affair, is a musician and music teacher. After a series of meetings and arguments, they will share a moment of understanding and honesty.

A Movie Made of

In Vigo, Spain, during Christmas, Ángel, a Spanish filmmaker, walks through the crowded streets while thinking about a possible movie made of…

Alicia Does Stuff

Alicia is twenty-five years old. Alicia does stuff. Alicia is boring herself… that’s what she believes.

A.

A. faces his doubts and fears in three stages.

O cazador

And So the Night Fell

A sculptor sets up his studio in a remote rural area on the Galician coast. He gradually isolates himself, cutting contact with friends and family. A former lover's visit prompts him to reflect on his isolation and need to flee again.

Septiembre (Los amores jóvenes)

L. is a seventeen girl. This is the last afternoon of her summer holidays at the coast, so she grabs her bike to go and see C., a boy she met throughout the summer. The two of them had planned to spend their last afternoon by the beach, but a walk over town and a few casual encounters will make an impact on L.

And So The Night Will Fall

As night falls, Andrea records a message for Pablo, whom she hasn't seen for months, like a long letter or a 21st-century novel.

Gods of Stone

In one of the last rural schools on the border between Galicia and Portugal, Mariana, a four-year-old girl, discovers the world through the stories and legends told by her teacher. As Mariana grows, these tales and the passage of time shape her view of the world, until at eighteen, she faces a crucial decision: to leave her village or remain in this borderland by her mother’s side.

M. (Manuel Moldes, Pontevedra Suite, 1983-1987)

Portrait of the painter Manuel Moldes, from Pontevedra, Spain, about the work he does in the preparation of a retrospective of his work.

Camiños de Bardaos

Angel Santos (Las altas presiones) talks about UFO sightings in San Sadurniño through the images of Bardaos roads, some vanishing points that are lost in the infinite.

Adolescentes (21 retratos filmados)