Set of "Flamenco, flamenco"
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After six months shooting at the Pabellón del Futuro of the Expo92 on Isla de la Cartuja (Seville), the shoot of the film "Flamenco, flamenco" has wrapped up, the new documentary by Carlos Saura with flamenco as the main star. Once the postproduction is done, this film which is set to succeed that classics that were "Sevillanas", "Flamenco" and "Iberia", will be released in September 2010. To wet our lips, the director reveals some of the secrets of this vocals, guitar and dance film.
Carlos Saura and Vittorio Storaro on the set of "Flamenco, flamenco"
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"To show the evolution of vocals, dance and music of this beautiful art". That's the main objective of Carlos Saura with "Flamenco, flamenco", the second part to the film "Flamenco", who has just wrapped up the shooting and is now in the production and post-production phase.
For over 6 weeks shooting, with collaboration by Vittorio Storaro as director of photography and Isidro Muñoz as musical consultant, the camera of the Aragonese direcotr has seen the past and future of flamenco parade past it. New talent such as Miguel Poveda, Israel Galván, Diego Amador, Dorantes, Rocío Molina, Farruquito, Eva Yerbabuena and Arcángel; and established artists such as Sara Baras, José Mercé and Manolo Sanlúcar.
Eva Yerbabuena in "Flamenco, flamenco"
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This project also sees Niña Pastori performing "La leyenda del tiempo" by Camarón de La Isla with Tomatito. With this Saura pays tribute to "someone who gave so much to flamenco".
Also outstanding are Paco de Lucía, who is to play an unreleased soleá for the occasion, according to the director. De Lucía and Manolo Sanlúcar are some of the few who participated in "Flamenco" 15 years ago.
Manolo Sanlúcar in "Flamenco, flamenco"
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The choosing of participants was one of the most complicated tasks, according to Carlos Saura. "There is a surprising amount of talent. There's a powerful re-flourishing of flamenco in Andalucía. That is why the selection has been so difficult", he said.
Life and Art
The plot of "Flamenco, flamenco" follows a trip through the life cycle of a person through music. With this idea, the director has coupled flamenco "palos" with different moments in life: the nana flamenca, with birth; childhood, with Andalusi and Pakistani music etc; adolescence with more solid "palos", adulthood, serious vocals, and death is shown by raw emotion. A cycle that ends with a rebirth with proposals for the future talent of flamenco.
Set design of "Flamenco, flamenco"
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Large panels with copies of over 40 painting, most of which depict typical Andalusian scenes have been used as a backdrop for "Flamenco, flamenco" including 6 canvasses by Julio Romero de Torres. If the set design of "Flamenco" was "nearly abstract" and was made up of neutral coloured panels, the sequel has gone for "a more risky, baroque and pictorial vision". The atmosphere leans more towards nightlife "where the flamenco world has traditionally developed" according to Saura.
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