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Release Date:
November 25, 2022
Original Title:
La Visita y Un Jardín Secreto
Alternate Titles:
The Visit and the Secret Garden
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
59 en Conserva
Cedro Plátano
Production Countries:
Portugal | Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 64
Little is known about the figure of Isabel Santaló, an old artist, today fallen into oblivion. But occasionally some visitors come to her flat. Through them and the voice of Antonio López (Dream of Light, Víctor Erice), the only painter who remembers her, we shape a multifaceted film. This is a cinematic portrait, which well into the film takes a surprising turn. A film that reflects on memory and oblivion, art and the creative process; posing the question of what it means to be an artist and a woman.
Director:
Irene M. Borrego
Director of Photography:
Rita Noriega
Javier Calvo
Editor:
Irene M. Borrego
Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Executive Producer:
Irene M. Borrego
Mariangela Mondolo-Burghard
Renata Sancho
Producer:
Renata Sancho
Mariangela Mondolo-Burghard
Screenplay:
Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Irene M. Borrego
Sound:
Nicolás Tsabertidis
Visual Effects Producer:
Alfonso Casado Diez
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