Water-Mirror of Granada

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In old and new courtyards and fountains where light is refracted into a thousand reflections, water beats a secret rhythm that runs through the whole city. Every jet and every pebble reflects a different glimmer, as if all of Granada were breathing through its shadows and sparkles of light. In the midst of unfolding geometries and trembling surfaces, a quiet dialogue is struck up between what flows and what endures. In this play of transparencies and ancient echoes, water reveals a beauty that needs no words: a way of seeing that turns the smallest gesture into pure revelation. And in this brightness given off by water, one can almost hear the dark trembling of an old voice that made Granada a land of light watched over by shadows.

Creative team

Directed by
José Val del Omar
Script
José Val del Omar
Cinematography
José Val del Omar
Editing
Jean-Daniel Pollet, Maurice Born

Technical data

Original title
Aguaespejo granadino
Year
1955
Country
España