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Skin against stone, directed by julio medem 2003 1 is arguably the most influential documentary produced so far on. A souvenir stone of mikel saralegis record, he lifted 329 kg in 2001, could be the. Director julio medem sex and lucia, lovers of the arctic circle delivers a fascinating overview of the torturous politics of the basque area and the regions notorious terrorist separatist group. This controversial film is a look at the complicated situation between the basque nationalist movement and the spanish government.
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Pdf style, theme and identity in the films of julio medem david. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. This is one of the oldest, most traditional sports in the basque country. Basque country stone lifting has some impressive records to its name, with the recordholders performing seemingly superhuman feats. Carmelo gomez, ana torrent, xabier arzalluz, bernardo atxaga, txiki benegas, txetxo. Hes brother of musicians inigo muguruza and jabier muguruza and is one of the personalities interviewed for the julio medems documentary film the basque ball. The skin against the stone is only the latest bout in a struggle to represent and explore basque identity on film. The land inhabited by the basques has a mild and damp climate and is largely hilly and wooded. Apr 20, 2014 stone lifting as sport in the basque country. With xabier arzalluz, bernardo atxaga, txiki benegas, txetxo bengoetxea. Documentary about the basque nationalist movement in. Learn more about the basque people in this article.
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