The Quince Tree Sun (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
8 Apr 2024 (Mon)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
134 Minutes
Language
Spanish
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Víctor Erice
Cast
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Synopsis
This deceptively simple narrative concentrates exclusively on the process whereby Spanish realist painter Antonio López García tackles the seemingly simple task of painting a quince tree in his backyard. Observing in silence, Erice transcends the ‘documentary’ and creates his own affective portrait of the artist, capturing the beauty of the majestic light in a painting meticulously and slowly. In its own minimalist way, the film becomes a delicate musing on the creative process, alongside a profound meditation on the passage of time, humanity’s yearning for beauty, and the impermanence of nature.
This deceptively simple narrative concentrates exclusively on the process whereby Spanish realist painter Antonio López García tackles the seemingly simple task of painting a quince tree in his backyard. Observing in silence, Erice transcends the ‘documentary’ and creates his own affective portrait of the artist, capturing the beauty of the majestic light in a painting meticulously and slowly. In its own minimalist way, the film becomes a delicate musing on the creative process, alongside a profound meditation on the passage of time, humanity’s yearning for beauty, and the impermanence of nature.
