spanish civil war (1936-39),documentary

La doble vida del faquir (2005)

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La doble vida del faquir (The magicians) returns to the scene of a school in the Catalan town of Sant Julià de Vilatorta where, in 1937, in the midst of civil war, a film-maker in hiding and a group of orphaned children dressed up as sultans and explorers shot an exotic adventure film. The films protagonists relive those childhood days when they were able to switch their school smocks for oriental turbans, while reality imposed its own fancy dress ball with military uniforms and priests dressed in civilian garb.

Cast & Crew

Director
Elisabet Cabeza
  • Profile picture of Jordi Bertran
    Jordi Bertran
  • Profile picture of Joaquim Jordà i Català
    Joaquim Jordà i Català

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Keywords

  • spanish civil war (1936-39)
  • documentary