Nocturne 29 (1969)

Portabella’s first feature, co-scripted by poet Joan Brossa, became one of the most influential works of the Barcelona avant-garde, although like all his early films, it circulated only in an underground fashion. Eschewing dialogue, the director constructs a non-narrative story in fragments that reveal the daily lives of an adulterous couple interspersed with a cryptic stream of unrelated imagery. The title of this homage to directors including Eisenstein, Antonioni, Bergman, and Buñuel refers to the 29 “black years” of the Franco dictatorship. — chicago.cervantes.es

Released

1969-07-01

Genres

Drama, Horror, Mystery

Runtime

86 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Pere Portabella, Joan Brossa, Pere Portabella

TMDB rating

5.4/10 from 18 votes