The Nightingale and the Night. Chavela Vargas sings Lorca.

Overview

Chavela Vargas and Federico García Lorca are the main characters of this story. Poetry and music are the places of their meetings. Chavela explains when he lived in the same room where Federico García Lorca lived decades ago, was visited by a bird that contained the soul of the Spanish poet. In her last year of life, Chavela fulfills her last wish: to make a tribute to Spanish poet and finally meet him in the ranks of death. The Nightingale and the Night is a documentary that chronicles the transition from Chavela life to death, her union with Federico, dissolving the borders between reality and dreams.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2015

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

spanish

Countries

Spain, Mexico, Colombia

Production

Mago Production,Monkey Head Films,Mago Production, Monkey Head Films

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt4576332