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. They said the film was too sympathetic to the basque separatist group eta, who have killed more than 850 people. 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. Basques are indigenous to and primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the basque country basque. An attempt to create a 123movies watch movies and tv series online free.
Contains french, castilian spanish, and basque languages. 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. Skin against stone 2003 full movie online, stream free the basque ball. I read an article that described basques as the indians of europe. 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. An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the basque country, in northern spain. Shooting and screening violence 50 films on eta explosive. Stonelifting competitions used to be common in town fairs, when young men competed to see who was the strongest. A modified representation of truth through the use of editing. 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. Directors julio medem cast includes txetxo bengoetxea, inaki gabilondo, felipe gonzalez, fermin muguruza. A modified representation of truth through the use of.
Pilota basque handball is a game that involves throwing or hitting a rubber or leather ball against a wall. Bbc news entertainment spanish protest over basque film. The controversy engendered by julio medems basque ball. Attempting to start a dialogue between the opposing factions. 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. Early travelogues celebrated a unique landscape and heritage that had bred an indomitable race, and this romantic notion of a historically, linguistically and culturally. The story of a nation, eta estimated time of arrest, epic continent. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Maitane beristain, who runs the hostel in lastur, can be contacted at naparranekua. Stone lifting as sport in the basque country the new. 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. Skin against stone, julio medem, 2002, entre dos mundos. San sebastian film festival zinemira will present more basque.
With over 100 interviews and reels upon reels of archive footage, basque ball is an incisive documentary on spain, eta, and the basque region. 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. Dec 07, 2010 those are transcriptions from the documentary the basque ball the skin against the stone by julio medem alec reid redemptorist priest. Following this shot caotic ana caotica ana, 2007 and his last film, a room in rome una habitacion en. But be warned, it is a film that requires much attention and dedication its no easy. 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. Basque synonyms, basque pronunciation, basque translation, english dictionary definition of basque. With xabier arzalluz, bernardo atxaga, txiki benegas, txetxo bengoetxea. 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. Shooting and screening violence 50 films on eta explosive politics. 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.
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 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 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. Stone lifting as sport in the basque country the new york times. 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. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Basque definition of basque by the free dictionary. Those are transcriptions from the documentary the basque ball the skin against the stone by julio medem alec reid redemptorist priest. The name of basque pelota includes several ball games that take place in a playground called the cancha and are played against a front. The basques built many ships and were excellent seafarers. 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. The basque ball cert 15 peter bradshaw friday 14 may 2004 the guardian. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. This controversial film is a look at the complicated situation between the basque.
The skin against the stone is only the latest bout in a struggle to represent and explore basque identity on film. The story of a nation by mark kurlansky, obabakoak by bernardo atxaga, the accordionists son b. The french side of basque country the new york times. 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. Skin against stone is a 2003 documentary film written and directed by spanish filmmaker julio medem. Julio medems new film tells both sides of the bloody history of spains basque country. 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. The basque ball was shown at the san sebastian film festival, the sundance film festival, and was nominated for a goya award. 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.
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. Basque ball, skin against stone 2003, directed by julio. Ramon barea will receive the zinemira award at the basque film and etb gala. Basque films is a production company created in 2002 by a group of professionals with wide experience in the industry. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. So why is he being compared to hitlers filmmaker, asks giles tremlett. 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. 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. Featuring interviews with survivors and children of residents, as well as extensive. The basque swastika is a rare film that looks at the nazi occupation of the basque areas of france and spain. Ratings info contains torture references and bombing horror images. 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. All structured data from the main, property, lexeme, and entityschema namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
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. They were angry that basque ball, the skin against the stone by julio medem, was nominated for best documentary. Today they are known as basque rural sports or games. 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. If you come here often, you should tell us and the whole world, really about yourself in the bio section of your profile. This article is within the scope of wikiproject basque, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of basque people, basque country, basque language. Documentary about the basque nationalist movement in spain. Basque ball, skin against stone 2003, directed by julio medem. This analysis was completed with another more structural one. A member of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the. But be warned, it is a film that requires much attention and dedication its no easy viewing. Learn more about the basque people in this article.
Pete, the main character, is a boy who experiences several adventures, mishaps, and important life lessons throughout the pages of this book. Basques and indians were in their places for a very long time, probably before anyone else. Spains conservative government unhesitatingly blamed. In all the basque territories, people have engaged for centuries in a series of traditional sports originating in the countryside. 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. The basque ball, the skin against the stone about dialog. This is athletic club bilbao basque identity vs modern football. Medem had earlier written an open letter to a paper saying he was shocked at opposition to the film. In order to do so, the recorded interviews are shown giving a sense of dialogue between parties that refuse to sit down and talk. The basque ball, a documentary film about the political problems of the basque country, which caused a furor amongst victims of terrorism. This is one of the oldest, most traditional sports in the basque country. The basque ball was shown at the san sebastian film festival, the sundance film festival. Recent basque government policies aim to change this pattern, as they are viewed as potential threats against mainstream usage of the minority tongue.
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