Grtm LevelK climbs Devil s Staircase
 Dir. Julio Medem. Spain. 2003. 115 mins.Put this down as another well intentioned, dedicated but not terribly effective attempt to open up a dialogue within the Basque discord, one of the more stubborn ongoing conflicts smouldering in the world today. With the name of Julio Medem  Sex And Lucia, winner of two Goyas , among the best-known Iberian directors right now, attached to it, it is bou 
stanley cup nd to attract plenty of attention, generating heated discussion and controversy at home and keen interest abroad. Despite arguments in Spain about the film s impartiality, it is still a serviceable, though by no means comprehensive or object 
stanley cup ive, introduction to the Basque cause for television markets unfamiliar with the issue.The flack has been has been flying in Spain long before this documentary s San Sebastian premiere in the Zabaltegi programme, with a couple of interviewees featured demanding to be cut, as they disagree with the general separatist gist of the finished product  others may follow suit . There has also been outright opposition from the country s ruling party, the PP, while the Committee for the Victims of Terrorism refused to allow their representatives to talk to Medem.The director uses the Basque national sport  
stanley cup of la pelota vasca - which consists of hitting a wall as hard as possible with a small rubber ball - as a metaphor for the conflict itself. A Basque by birth  although actually from San Sebastian  and now living in Madrid, he purports to adopt an objective view  Jhsk Rai boards Toni Servillo-starring comedy  Let Yourself Go
 Alberto Arvelos epic about the life of South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar will also star Maria Valverde and Danny Huston.Carlos actor Edgar Ram铆rez is to take on the role of politician Simon Bolivar in Libertador, to be directed by Alberto Arvelo and written 
stanley us  by Children Of Men screenwriter Timothy Sexton.Production is already underway on the project, with the cast also featuring Mar铆a Valverde, Danny Huston, Imanol Arias and Gary Lewis.Bol铆var was instrumental in Latin Americas struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire, and is considered one of the most influential politicians and emancipators in American history. The film will be told from his point of view, tracing his quests, epic military campaigns and vision to unify South America.Winfried Hammacher and Ana Loehnert are producing. Executive producers are Edgar Ram铆rez and Christer von Lindequist, who is also handling worldwide  
stanley germany sales on the film.The Venezuelan music director of the LA Philharmonic orchestra and the artistic director of the Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel, has come on board to compose the score.The 14-week shoot will take place in Venezuela and Spain.Libertador is being billed as the biggest independent production out of South America to date.TopicsAmericasProductionUnited States           No comments                                                                       Related articles                                                                
stanley cup