7.3 / 10(55 votes)IMDb19922h 18mSpain

Dream of Light

El sol del membrillo

“Fuller, fuller.”

Documentary

Topics:#tree #painting #garden #biography #quince

Synopsis

Filmmaker Victor Erice follows Spanish artist Antonio Lopez in his painstaking attempt to paint the image of a tree.

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El Sol del membrillo - Víctor Erice

Type: Trailer • Published 2012-09-04

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Antonio López García

Self

Maria Moreno

Self

Enrique Gran

Self

María López

Self

Carmen López

Self

Elisa Ruiz

Self

José María Carretero

Self

Amalia Avia

Self

Lucio Muñoz

Self

Esperanza Parada

Self

Julio López Hernández

Self

Fan Xiao Ming

Self

Yan Sheng Dong

Self

Janusz Pietrzkiak

Self

Marek Domagala

Self

Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Beijing International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

October 1, 1992

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Víctor Erice
Screenplay & Story: Antonio López García, Víctor Erice
Original Score: Pascal Gaigne
Original Title: El sol del membrillo
Country of Origin: Spain
Spoken Languages: Mandarin, Spanish, Polish
Runtime: 2h 18m
Production Studios: Euskal Média S.A., Igeldo Zine Produkzioak

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Víctor Erice

Screenplay & Story

Antonio López García, Víctor Erice

Original Score & Music

Pascal Gaigne

Director of Photography

Javier Aguirresarobe, Ángel Luis Fernández, José Luis López-Linares

Film Editing

Juan Ignacio San Mateo

Producers

María Moreno

Department Leadership Roster

Víctor Erice

Director

Antonio López García

Writer

Pascal Gaigne

Original Music Composer

Víctor Erice

Writer

Javier Aguirresarobe

Director of Photography

Ángel Luis Fernández

Director of Photography

José Luis López-Linares

Director of Photography

Juan Ignacio San Mateo

Editor

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