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Dream Of Light

1993, Movie, NR, 139 mins

Dream Of Light: Review

DREAM OF LIGHT | EL SOL DEL MEMBRILLO | LE SONGE DE LA LUMIERE | QUINCE TREE SUN, THE

Any summary of Spanish director Victor Erice's captivating documentary would sound more like a warning than the enthusiastic recommendation it merits. On the surface, Erice's film is simply a leisurely, two-and-a-half-hour portrait of celebrated Spanish painter Antonio Lopez Garcia as he attempts to paint the quince tree that grows in his Madrid courtyard. Erice follows Garcia's progress over the course of three months in 1990, starting in late September; Garcia tries to cap... read more leave a comment