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The Lament Of The Sunflowers - Directed by Oscar Vega


Project Type: SHORTFILM DOCUMENTARY

Project Title: THE LAMENT OF THE SUNFLOWERS | EL LAMENTO DE LOS GIRASOLES

Brief Synopsis: El lamento de los girasoles tells the salient fact of the prize won by a Spanish composer, Eduardo Soutullo, in St. Petersburg (Russia) in September 2022 with his work ‘Threnus Helianthuses’ (The lament of the sunflowers). It is a vocal symphonic work using verses by the 19th century Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka, verses of a clearly anti-war character chosen from three of her most famous poems.

Runtime: 18'

Completion Date: MAY 2024

Country of Origin: SPAIN

Language: SPANISH. SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH



Credits

Director: OSCAR VEGA

Writer: COTÉ HOSPIDO LOBEIRAS

Producer: COTÉ HOSPIDO LOBEIRAS | MDGSC

Cinematographer: GERARDO LEMA AND JAIME ELECHIGUERRA

Editor: ANDRÉS GERMÁN FERNÁNDEZ

Key Cast: EDUARDO SOUTULLO (MUSIC COMPOSER ALSO)



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