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From Ecstasy to Rapture: 50 Years of the Other Spanish Cinema

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This ode to Spain's avant-garde cinema since the late '50s says adios to Dalí and Buñuel and introduces a whole directory of lesser-known names from the Iberian peninsula. This catholic series is sectioned into six programs with an eye toward theme and method — for instance, the 70 minutes of Animated Experiments: Rhythm, Light, and Color are chock-full of sand-on-glass and stop-motion wonders. Three other programs are gem-rich compilations, while two filmmakers receive special screenings. One is José Antonio Sistiaga, and his masterpiece from the late '60s, ...ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren..., in which the artist went abstract by painting directly on celluloid. The late Ivan Zulueta's cult favorite Arrebato, meanwhile, closes out this ecstatic survey with style.

- Jason Jude Chan
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