‘Cinema has given me and my generation, in misery and lack of freedom, the ability to become citizens of the world for a few hours,’ he said.
SAN SEBASTIAN — Legendary Spanish writer-director Victor Erice received a standing ovation from a packed press conference on Friday, ahead of receiving theThe award ceremony for San Sebastian’s accolade for career achievement follows on from the San Sebastian screening this morning of his first feature film in 30 years, “Close Your Eyes,” which, already, world premiered in Cannes Premiere in May with the Basque director notably absent.
Erice fielded questions from the press on Friday before the “Close Your Eyes” team joined him on stage. As for technology, Erice, who teaches film, said: “Currently films are distributed in a whole new way that I call the audiovisual world. Cinemas are a residue of the old world. Studios have a need to occupy all spaces from tablets to phones, and that changes the essence of watching films which is contemplation. You would stop doing what you were doing and meet others at the cinema before. Technology has led to the contemplation of films being in your dining room which isn’t the same.
His latest film “Close Your Eyes” turns on a famed actor who disappears while making a film. Police conclude it’s an accident by the sea, until many years later, the mystery of his disappearance is brought back into the spotlight when a TV program, made by friend, shows the beginning and the end of the movie.
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