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SONG TO A LADY IN THE SHADOW

CANCIÓN A UNA DAMA EN LA SOMBRA

By Carolina ASTUDILLO

CATALAN FILMS - as SALES World

Documentary - Completed 2021

A woman decides to start working in order to support her family while her husband is at war. She starts a new life and, like her, many others. Penelopes who did not succumb to the trap of the loom and impassive waiting.

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Festival de Málaga 2021
WIP (Work in Progress)
Documenta Madrid 2021
WIP (Work in Progress)
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    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • SPAIN
    • Languages
    • SPANISH, CATALAN
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Carolina ASTUDILLO
    • Writer(s)
    • Carolina ASTUDILLO
    • Producer(s)
    • Mikel MAS (CORNELIUS FILMS), Carolina ASTUDILLO (Carolina Astudillo)
    • Synopsis
    • After fighting on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, a man goes into exile in France.

      His wife and children are waiting for him in a Catalan village. This Penelope is neither courted by suitors, nor remains at home undoing at night the weaving she had done during the day. She has started working in a factory to support her family. These are times of scarcity, inflation and unemployment.

      He writes her numerous letters. She reads them to her children by candlelight.

      With the outbreak of World War II, he joins the French labor companies. The Nazi advance involves the capture of thousands of prisoners, whose final destination will be the death camps.

      The years pass and he does not return home. His wife has stopped receiving his letters and does not know what could have happened to him.

      A Greek chorus tells stories of other women who, like the protagonist, started a new life when the war began. Penelopes who did not succumb to the loom trap and the impassive wait.
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