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1992

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Starring	Carmelo Gomez, Emma Suarez, Ana Torrent, Carlos Zabala
Director	Julio Medem
Genres	Drama

Vacas

The political and social climate of the Basque country of Spain is constantly in flux, yet the cows of the region are steadfast and calm, observing the unusual changing human culture without reaction. This is one of the themes of Julio Medem's (LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE) insightful film about the insecure government and often frightening living situation in Spain. The film follows the path of one man who in the late 1800s nearly dies during a feud on the family farm. To save himself, he covers his body in the blood of a dead friend and lies still. The film moves forward under the gaze of the cows as the man grows old. He now paints the cows and their calm, emotionless stares. A love affair between his grandson and the granddaughter of his deceased friend begins to spark. The film ends in the Civil War of 1936 when an illegitimate son appears in the old man's life. This 1992 Spanish feature is a powerful work from an underrated figure in world cinema.

Starring	Carmelo Gomez, Emma Suarez, Ana Torrent, Carlos Zabala, Karra Elejalde
Director	Julio Medem
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: Punjabi, Urdu
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1992 To Rent: DVD: 24 Jun 2002

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- The second Carlist war, 1875. Panicking under fire, Basque woodcutter Irigibel drops to the earth and smears himself... read more on Time Out
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  There's more to Spanish cinema than Almodovar...
  
  This is the story of a family feud set in the Basque countryside starting in 1875 and ending in the mid-1930s, at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The ... read more »
  
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  Interesting
  
  Ceratinly contains alot of what was to come from this director-beautiful landscape and some bizarre imagery to say the least!!!
  
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  this cow is over the moon
  
  Another julio masterpiece. Watch become absobed and let the film move you, then read the notes and watch again to appreciate a master and underappreciated film ... read more »
  
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  Delightful scenery and a story charmingly told with a dark undercurrent of the Spanish Civil war looming.
  
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  The political and social climate of the Basque country of Spain is constantly in flux, yet the cows of the region are steadfast and calm, observing the unusual changing human culture without reaction. This is one of the themes of Julio Medem's (LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE) insightful film about the ...