The Cloud-Painting Machine
Director: Patxo Telleria, Aitor Mazo
Starring: Aitor Mazo, Gracia Olayo, Bingen Elortza
Spain, 2009, 1 hour 42 minutes, Basque with English subtitles
Life is tough growing-up in the dockyard area of Bilbao during the fag end of Franco’s repressive regime when flying a Basque flag was banned. In a place where everyone works in the factory, it’s young Asier’s Dad and his Sunday painter friends who provide a bit of colour and joy. Despite having never held a brush before Asier’s crush on the local beauty leads him to promise to paint her picture. He enlists the help of his wild older brother, who prefers to paint doors as ‘at least you get paid’. With its great period feel, fine script and imaginative direction this is a sweet story about how Asier’s developing passion for painting teaches him about life, love, and learning to roll with the punches.
Mae bywyd yn anodd yn Bilbao yn enwedig wrth dyfu fyny, mae pawb yn yr ardal yn gweithio mewn ffatri ond mae tad Asier a’i gyfeillion sy’n peintio yn dod â lliw a llawenydd mewn i fywydau pobl. Mae Asier am ddysgu peintio ei hun er mwyn darlunio’r ferch y mae â’i lygad arni; mae’n gofyn i’w frawd am gymorth, ond mae’n well ganddo yntau beintio drysau, o leia’ caiff dâl am hynny. Ffilm amlsynhwyraidd am fywyd, cariad a dysgu delio â siom.
| Screenings |
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| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | 2010-03-15 | 17:45:00 |
| Clwyd Theatr Cymru, Mold | 2010-04-01 | 20:00:00 |
| Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff | 2010-03-06 | 18:15:00 |
| Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff | 2010-03-07 | 15:00:00 |
