José Val del Omar Movies
- 1996

Tríptico elemental de España
Tríptico elemental de España81996HD
The Spanish experimental filmmaker José Val de Omar turns three of his short films into a unitary work, full of meaning: Acariño...
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 - 2022

Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche
Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche52022HD
The film aims to answer two questions: What is flamenco? Who is the singer Niño de Elche? This child prodigy, who inspired artists such as C....
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 - 1955

Water-Mirror of Granada
Water-Mirror of Granada6.71955HD
Experimental, cinematic symphony of Granada, José Val del Omar's birthplace.
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 - 1961

Fire in Castilla (Tactilvision from the Moor of Fright)
Fire in Castilla (Tactilvision from the Moor of Fright)6.91961HD
A short, experimental documentary featuring sculptures by Alonso de Berruguete and Juan de Juni. Shot within the Valladolid National Museum, the film...
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 - 1934

Christian Feasts, Secular Feasts
Christian Feasts, Secular Feasts7.71934HD
In 1934, the Spanish filmmaker José Val del Omar traveled to the region of Murcia, where he documented the celebration of several popular...
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 - 1995

Galician Caress (of Clay)
Galician Caress (of Clay)6.21995HD
This film was reconstructed and completed in 1995 by Javier Codesal for the Filmoteca de Andalucia, from the montage and the sound that Val del Omar...
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 - 1938

Película familiar
Película familiar6.251938HD
A short documentary depicting the director's family.
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 - 1964

Festival en las entrañas
Festival en las entrañas01964HD
In 1963, the Ministry of Information and Tourism commissioned filmmaker José Val del Omar to make a series of ten shorts on the campaign...
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 - 2004

Throw Your Watch to the Water
Throw Your Watch to the Water52004HD
The film uses, almost exclusively, unfinished materials by the Granada-born filmmaker José Val del Omar (1904-1982). This is a free approach...
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 - 1982

Experiencias PLAT en Super 8
Experiencias PLAT en Super 801982HD
In the 1970s, Val del Omar started to film frequently in Super 8. These reels, in the form of essays and notebooks, include the fabulous experiences...
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 - 1935

Vibration of Granada
Vibration of Granada6.31935HD
This is a short film that, although a documentary in appearance, has very little to do with the generic conventions of that form. It would seem,...
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 - 2010

Val del Omar Laboratory
Val del Omar Laboratory02010HD
Documentary about the life, concepts, philosophy, and filmic techniques of master experimentalist José Val del Omar.
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 - 1932

Estampas 1932
Estampas 19325.31932HD
The film documents the actions taken by the Misiones Pedagógicas, active in the 1930s, to bring culture and development to rural areas of...
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 - 1975

Variations on a Pomegranate
Variations on a Pomegranate51975HD
This short reel is a kind of cinematographic still-life: on the basis of an arrangement of pomegranates, the fruit emblematic of Granada, it combines...
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