The basque language is thought to be a genetic language isolate in contrast with other european languages, almost all of which belong to the broad indoeuropean language family. Following this shot caotic ana caotica ana, 2007 and his last film, a room in rome una habitacion en. Robert laxalt does an excellent job of taking the reader back to the years of prohibition and places them right in the midst of the lives of a basque family living in carson city. The basque ball, a documentary film about the political problems of the basque country, which caused a furor amongst victims of terrorism. Despite making his name in the world of traditional basque sports, though, perurena is also an allround cultural icon in the basque country, having been an actor, poet, sculptor, and bertsolari. An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the basque country, in northern spain. In all the basque territories, people have engaged for centuries in a series of traditional sports originating in the countryside. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. This is athletic club bilbao basque identity vs modern football. But be warned, it is a film that requires much attention and dedication its no easy viewing. Directors julio medem cast includes txetxo bengoetxea, inaki gabilondo, felipe gonzalez, fermin muguruza. Basque films is a production company created in 2002 by a group of professionals with wide experience in the industry.
Julio medems new film tells both sides of the bloody history of spains basque country. Stone lifting as sport in the basque country the new york times. Medem interviews politicians, novelists, musicians, and over 70 other commentators in his efforts to explain both sides of the complex situation in the basque country of northern spain. Shooting and screening violence 50 films on eta explosive politics. The basque swastika is a rare film that looks at the nazi occupation of the basque areas of france and spain. With over 100 interviews and reels upon reels of archive footage, basque ball is an incisive documentary on spain, eta, and the basque region. Lifting stones in the mountains or off river beds must have been a way of measuring mens strength. The second broad theme across the cinematic production of the 1990s is more centred on the intermeshed links between basque nationalism, basque geography, the landscape and the transmission of the memory of the conflict and the victims testimonies with films such as vacas 1991 and the basque ball. Basque definition of basque by the free dictionary.
Early travelogues celebrated a unique landscape and heritage that had bred an indomitable race, and this romantic notion of a historically, linguistically and culturally isolated nation in mainland europe, with. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. It is played in the two or threewalled court called frontoia, and points are scored when opposing players miss a shot or cannot return the ball before it bounces twice on the ground. A modified representation of truth through the use of editing. This is one of the oldest, most traditional sports in the basque country. The skin against the stone is only the latest bout in a struggle to represent and explore basque identity on film. Documentary about the basque nationalist movement in spain. Apr 10, 2020 its ideological origins, the founding process, its bloodiest attacks, the political side, the beginning of the dissolution, the drama lived by relatives and close friends of both sides the eta terrorist band has filled, since its founding in july 1959, pages and pages of scripts from movies and television series that have reflected. The story of a nation, eta estimated time of arrest, epic continent. All structured data from the main, property, lexeme, and entityschema namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ratings info contains torture references and bombing horror images. The basque ball was shown at the san sebastian film festival, the sundance film festival, and was nominated for a goya award.
Dec 07, 2010 those are transcriptions from the documentary the basque ball the skin against the stone by julio medem alec reid redemptorist priest. If you want to know more about the basque area of francespain, the deep political problems which have echoes of northern ireland and get to the bottom of something that is glossed over by the media and the spanish government, go and see the basque ball. This controversial film is a look at the complicated situation between the basque. Skin against stone, julio medem, 2002, entre dos mundos. Basque ball, skin against stone 2003, directed by julio.
Apr 20, 2014 stone lifting as sport in the basque country. Basque country stone lifting has some impressive records to its name, with the recordholders performing seemingly superhuman feats. Featuring interviews with survivors and children of residents, as well as extensive. A member of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the. Basques and indians were in their places for a very long time, probably before anyone else. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
Ramon barea will receive the zinemira award at the basque film and etb gala. Basque ball, skin against stone 2003, directed by julio medem. Stone lifting as sport in the basque country the new. I read an article that described basques as the indians of europe. Bbc news entertainment spanish protest over basque film. Pete, the main character, is a boy who experiences several adventures, mishaps, and important life lessons throughout the pages of this book. Sep 25, 20 the basque swastika is a rare film that looks at the nazi occupation of the basque areas of france and spain. The land inhabited by the basques has a mild and damp climate and is largely hilly and wooded. After explorer ferdinand magellan was killed in 1521, a basque man, juan sebastian elcano, completed the first circumnavigation of the world. The basque ball cert 15 peter bradshaw friday 14 may 2004 the guardian.
This controversial film is a look at the complicated situation between the basque nationalist movement and the spanish government. The basque ball was shown at the san sebastian film festival, the sundance film festival. The basques built many ships and were excellent seafarers. Learn more about the basque people in this article. Basque, member of a people who live in both spain and france in areas bordering the bay of biscay and encompassing the western foothills of the pyrenees mountains. This article is within the scope of wikiproject basque, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of basque people, basque country, basque language. Early travelogues celebrated a unique landscape and heritage that had bred an indomitable race, and this romantic notion of a historically, linguistically and culturally. An attempt to create a 123movies watch movies and tv series online free. So why is he being compared to hitlers filmmaker, asks giles tremlett. Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the basque country basque. Those are transcriptions from the documentary the basque ball the skin against the stone by julio medem alec reid redemptorist priest.
Based in bilbao, has worked with dozens of national and international productions companies, earning more than one hundred awards in prestigious festivals worldwide. This article is within the scope of wikiproject basque, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of basque people, basque country, basque language, history and culture on wikipedia. They said the film was too sympathetic to the basque separatist group eta, who have killed more than 850 people. With xabier arzalluz, bernardo atxaga, txiki benegas, txetxo bengoetxea. Attempting to start a dialogue between the opposing factions. Today they are known as basque rural sports or games. Skin against stone 2003 full movie online, stream free the basque ball. Stonelifting competitions used to be common in town fairs, when young men competed to see who was the strongest. The stone lifter is surrounded by a host of other striking, surrealistic sculptures, including one of a man being impaled by a sword, another with a gigantic hand and a third shaped like a basque. Shooting and screening violence 50 films on eta explosive. Medem had earlier written an open letter to a paper saying he was shocked at opposition to the film. Skin against stone 2003 in an area of northern spain known as basque country, the spanish government and the regions people are in a constant political struggle as the basque people strive for autonomy, an effort that occasionally leads to bloodshed.
A modified representation of truth through the use of. Contains french, castilian spanish, and basque languages. Skin against stone, directed by julio medem 2003 1 is arguably the most influential documentary produced so far on the topic of terrorism by eta euskadi ta askatasuna basque country and liberty. In an area of northern spain known as basque country, the spanish government and the regions people are in a constant political struggle as the basque people strive for autonomy, an effort that. The photo attached is at the gym of inaki gorostidi a legendary stonelifter who managed to lift a 185kg cylindrical stone to shoulder with one hand see top right picture on wall, he was a great guy and gave me some excellant coaching on lifting basque style, where as you can see i managed to equal the world record with 329kg. The week in tv telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above, klondike, the trip to italy, endeavour and monkey planet. The basque ball, the skin against the stone about dialog. The madridbased basque director of lovers of the arctic circle and sex and lucia set out to create a polyphonic film, using 100odd interviews with activists, politicians, clergymen and. Spains conservative government unhesitatingly blamed. Fiachra gibbons in san sebastian monday september 22, 2003 medems the basque ball the most controversial spanish film in decades was shown last night in the face of a government campaign of opposition to it that has raised the specter of the bad old days of. Basque synonyms, basque pronunciation, basque translation, english dictionary definition of basque. The controversy engendered by julio medems basque ball. The name of basque pelota includes several ball games that take place in a playground called the cancha and are played against a front. First of all, the reason why it doesnt go much beyond 1930 is because thats when it was published.
Apr 03, 2001 with over 100 interviews and reels upon reels of archive footage, basque ball is an incisive documentary on spain, eta, and the basque region. British folklorist rodney gallop was a pioneer in the field of basque anthropology and a book of the basques was one of the earliest and remains one of the most readable attempts to explain basque culture to the englishspeaking world. The story of a nation by mark kurlansky, obabakoak by bernardo atxaga, the accordionists son b. Some of these films adopt a clearly militant tone while others strive to introduce a. Fiachra gibbons in san sebastian monday september 22, 2003 medems the basque ball the most controversial spanish film in decades was shown last night in the face of a government campaign of opposition to it that has raised the specter of the bad old days of general francos dictatorship. May 28, 2019 the basque people are known for their diverse culture and occupations. San sebastian film festival zinemira will present more basque. For example, there is an endurance portion of the stone lifting competition that measures how many times someone can lift a 150 kilogram stone around 330 pounds on and off of their shoulder within a ten minute.
Skin against stone is a 2003 documentary film written and directed by spanish filmmaker julio medem. In cold lapland finland, under the eternal midnight sun, two ardent lovers reunite once again after a long period apart, governed by a powerful and eloquent circular motif woven by destiny, faith, and love. They were angry that basque ball, the skin against the stone by julio medem, was nominated for best documentary. Pilota basque handball is a game that involves throwing or hitting a rubber or leather ball against a wall.
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