Aita

85 min · Color · 35mm – Dolby Digital · Spain, 2010 · Spanish & Euskera

Sinopsis

Una vieja casa deshabitada. El guarda que la cuida. El cura del pueblo. Los espacios, los sonidos, las luces y las sombras. El paso del tiempo. En los rincones más ocultos de la casa se revela una historia a la vez íntima y colectiva.

An old empty house. The guard who takes care of it. The priest of the town. Spaces, sounds,  lights and shadows. Time goes by and the memories are shown in its walls and in the most hidden nooks.

Credits

The “House-keeper”: Luis Pescador
The Priest: Mikel Goenaga

Written and Directed by José Mª de Orbe
Producer: Luis Miñarro
Photography: Jimmy Gimferrer
Sound: Eva Valiño
Screenplay collaboration: Daniel V. Villamediana
Image Editing: Cristóbal Fernández
Sound Editing: Alejandro Castillo
35mm Film Manipulation: Antoni Pinent
Sound Mixing: Ricard Casals

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Reviews

CAHIERS DU CINÉMA, France
Joachim Lepastier. March 2011
En élargissant la péche aux Films au delà dúne compétition plutôt morne, la plus Belle pièce du festival (de Rotterdamm) est autre poème des tènebres: Aita de l’Espagnol José María de Orbe.

EYE FOR FILM, London
Amber Wilkinson
What is interesting about the film, though -aside from some very beautiful framing and cinematography (for which it was awarded a prize)- is its mixture of this incredibly naturalistic snapshot with much more avant garde techniques.

TIME OUT LONDON
Geoff Andrew, October 2011
A calm, measured, visually very beautiful blend of documentary, fiction and archive footage from Spaniard, José María de Orbe. […] Experimental but very accessible and humane, and quietly affecting.