Master filmmaker Carlos Saura continues his colorful exploration of performative traditions with a sensuous and vibrant portrait of jota, a waltz-like castanet dance from Saura’s home province of Aragon, in northern Spain. Enlisting the multifarious talents of young and old, professional and novices, Saura uses the film screen as a canvas to paint a living tableaux of this overlooked form of dance. Sans plot, Saura utilizes a style he has developed for years that lets the dancing, singing and music speak for itself.
“Since my childhood, I have seen people dancing the jota. And, yes, it’s very emotional to recover rhythms that you have lived since your childhood and discover new possibilities that the jota has to offer.” — Carlos Saura (Variety)
Director’s Biography
Carlos Saura: Carlos Saura was born in Huesca, Spain in 1932, and has directed over 40 feature films which have won or been nominated for virtually every international award that exists. His feature, Argentina played at MSPIFF 2016
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