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For the first time, the groundbreaking '80s
masterpiece by Pere Portabella, the Spanish
master, Bunuel associate and director of THE
SILENCE BEFORE BACH, is available in the
United States and Canada.
Statement from Jonathan Demme:
I was lucky enough to first see "Warsaw
Bridge" at the Contemporary Arts Museum in
Barcelona in the summer of 2000 as part of a
"hometown boy makes good" retrospective the
museum was presenting of Portabella's work.
I was literally freaked and said, "Who? Pere
Portabella? Used to produce Bunuel films?
Why haven't I ever even heard of this guy?
How could a rich and dazzling and sumptuous
film such as this remain so utterly unknown
in my country? The exquisite images, the
superbly rendered music, the bravura style,
this bold narrative, the great performances,
the perfection of the totality of this
unique and vibrant wonderland of a film ---
How to get it seen in America?"
The answer now, these few years later, is
the intrepid and visionary tricksters at
Shadow Distribution, to whom I am so deeply
indebted for the work that they have put
into making this American distribution a
reality. The release here of "Warsaw Bridge"
is a movie dream come true for me. And
somehow appropriate, too. I've been taking
inspiration and plundering ideas from
Portabella's great film ever since I saw it
back there in Barcelona. Portabella comes to
America! A lovely gift for outside-the-mall
film-seekers.
Click here to download
notes about the movie (.pdf file) |
