Summaries

His director's only film, Vida en Sombras tells the story of a man who from his childhood falls in love with cinema and grows to be a director and cameraman. While struggling to make pictures he gets married and is seriously struck by the Spanish Civil War. Life events with lights and shadows mix with a deep love for movies which will prevail in the end.—BSK

Details

Keywords
  • photographer
  • camera
  • spanish civil war
  • phonograph
  • camera obscura
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Apr 5, 1949
Countries of origin Spain
Language Spanish Catalan
Filming locations Barcelona Streets, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Production companies Castilla Films

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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