THE MARVELLOUS WORLD OF THE CUCU BIRD

	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"

TRAGIC TIME LOOP'S FILM PARADOX