El Sol del Membrillo
Dream of Light movie storyline. The artist, Antonio Lopez, tries to paint the quince tree he planted some time back in his garden. Throughout his life, he has worked on the same theme many times, almost as if it were a physical necessity. Every year, with the arrival of autumn, this need resurfaces. The artist’s work has never represented the sun’s rays between the leaves of the tree, and, given his characteristic realist style, he tries to achieve this. But he goes about it in the same way, without consciously pursuing a finished picture – he just wants to be close to the fragile lavish tree for a few weeks.
Dream of Light (Spanish: El Sol del Membrillo, lit. “The Sun of the Quince”), also known as The Quince Tree Sun, is a 1992 Spanish narrative/documentary film directed by Victor Erice. The film centers on Spanish painter Antonio López García (playing himself) and his attempt to paint the eponymous quince tree. López struggles to capture a perfect, fleeting moment of beauty on canvas, and the film meticulously chronicles his work.
Dream of Light – El Sol del Membrillo (1992)
Directed by: Víctor Erice
Starring: Antonio López, María Moreno, Enrique Gran, María López, Carmen López, Elisa Ruiz, José Carretero, Amalia Avia, Lucio Muñoz, Esperanza Parada, Julio López Hernández
Screenplay by: Víctor Erice, Antonio López
Cinematography by: Javier Aguirresarobe, Ángel Luis Fernández, José Luis López-Linares
Film Editing by: Juan Ignacio San Mateo
Music by: Pascal Gaigne
Distributed by: Facets Multimedia Distribution
Release Date: October 30, 1992
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