The film is interspersed with footage of, among other things, religious celebrations, gayrights marches, and scenes showing ocana singing a. Ocana is a transvestite homosexual performer and painter who lives near las ramblas in barcelona. This documentary about the andalusian painter ocana is not only a fascinating portrait of barcelona in the late 1970s but also of the life and art of a gay man demanding sexual freedom. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Spanish ocana, an intermittend portrait is a spanish documentary directed by ventura pons. Ocana, an intermittent portrait 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ventura pons film is direct, clear, and without pretensions. Pons has directed 32 feature films and is one of the bestknown catalan film directors. Jay pharoah and bobby moynihan killed it as castmates on snl. Ocana, an intermittent portrait movie posters from movie. Pons spent a decade honing his craft in live theater before releasing his first film in 1978, ocana, retrat intermittent ocana, an. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ventura pons sala is a catalan movie director. One of spains most renowned catalan movie makers, ventura pons has played multiple creative rolesdirector, screenwriter, producerin the decades hes spent amassing his impressive canon since his debut was chosen to appear in the 1978 cannes film festival.
Ocana, retrat intermitent ocana, an intermittent portrait, 1978. Ocana, retrato intermitente ocana, retrat intermitent. He was a high school icon and now hes an instagram icon. The palme dor went to the lalbero degli zoccoli by ermanno olmi. Ocana, portrait par intermitence film 1978 allocine. Ocana, an intermittent portrait is a documentary directed by ventura pons. The film is interspersed with footage of, among other things, religious celebrations, gayrights marches, and scenes showing ocana singing a saeta. Ocana, an intermittend portrait is a spanish documentary directed by ventura pons.
The confession, sincere and shamelessly, of the painters life ocana and the reconstruction of his world, his provocations and his experiences. Danny williams and the warhol factory 2007, ai weiwei. Ocana expresses himself as he is, explains his hard life and his opinions of the world. This was the very first movie by ventura pons, who was 21 at the time. This film accompanies catalan cinema s radical years, 1968 1978. Marginal life that was hidden under the franco dictatorship is openly. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Set in 50s spain, a young man sanz leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancee verdu can get married. Ocana, an intermittent portrait ocana, retrat intermitent, director, 1978. Buy ocana, an intermittent portrait movie posters from movie poster shop. The 31st cannes film festival was held from 16 to 30 may 1978. This is not a movie in the conventional meaning of the word. Many spanish film makers who began their careers in the years immediately following the death of franco felt the urgency to recover through their works all the freedoms that the repression and. Catalan cinemas radical years 19681978 series was curated by esteve riambau.
Behind ocanas words and his special behavior lies a sensible an intelligent man, a wonderful man. This documentary about the andalusian painter ocana is not only a fascinating portrait of. Many people admire him, others hate him, but he doesnt leave anyone indifferent. It shows postfranco barcelona through the eyes of the artist jose perez ocana. He argues that a film is based on three essential fundamental pillars. Here are a few films that are either lgbt themed or of potential interest to people in the lgbt community. Ventura pons was born on july 25, 1945 in barcelona, barcelona, catalonia, spain as bonaventura.
Ocana, with joy and from his creative marginalization challenges. Shot in 1977, ocana, an intermittent portrait was the first film made by director ventura pons. Pons spent a decade honing his craft in live theater before releasing his first film in 1978, ocana, retrat intermittent ocana, an intermittent portrait, a biopic he wrote and directed about barcelonian transvestite ocana. Ocana, an intermittent portrait ocana, retrat intermitent 1978. The ramblas in barcelona are homosexuals, transvestites, prostitutes, pimps and other marginalized people. Ocana, an intermittent portrait posters for sale online. He mainly directs films in catalan but also in spanish and english.
Imdb poll board favorite films rated rotten outer banks star madelyn clines imdb take 5 madelyn cline, star of new netflix series outer banks, answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Now they almost kill each other when bobby tries to teach jay to inline skate. To commemorate the film, special screenings have been organised by, for instance, texas cinemes in. Ocana died tragically a few years later that this film was made when in a party his disguise suddenly burnt.
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