THE MARVELLOUS WORLD OF THE CUCU BIRD

TRAGIC TIME LOOP'S FILM PARADOX

--- "THE MARVELLOUS WORLD OF THE CUCU BIRD" (1991)

 

Carlos Atanes wrote and directed this film in 1991. Set around a market in Barcelona, mixes two very different storylines: A fantastic tale of Gothic love on the one hand and an almost neo-realistic description of the relationship between an oligophrenic butcher and a prostitute on the other hand. The outcome of this combination is a Möbius strip shaped structure, a time and narrative paradox which contains itself.
 
 
 
 
CAST and CREW

Cast:
José Benítez
Helena Colomé
Fernando Carreter
Román Jodar
Enrique Meroño
Francisco Pérez-Dolz
Víctor Conde

Written and directed by Carlos Atanes.

Shortfilm - 20 min.
B/W - 35mm.
Fantasy
   
   
   

     
 
     
Carlos Atanes is an underground filmmaker and playwright. He has directed a lot of dystopian, esoteric, weird and disturbing films known as atanic films. If you wish to enter his world, you can't miss the shortfilms anthology Codex Atanicus (1995-1999) and the feature-length movies FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (2004), PROXIMA (2007) and Maximum Shame (2010), all of them available on DVD. Go for a walk through this website and you'll enjoy other atanic works, texts and interviews.
     
   
"Atanic Filmology (from A to Z)"   Teasers et trailers
     
   
"Telecartón" ("TV-Cardboard")   "Made in PROXIMA"
     
     
 
     


 



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