Arrabal and Picasso's horse, 1975 (16mm negative, 2K/Sound scan)

Location: Matera, Italy Creator: Tomaso Sherman Cinema documents cinema: the film illustrates and describes the work of director Fernando Arrabal during the filming of the film “The Tree of Guernica”, shot in Matera and starring Mariangela Melato, Ron Faber and Cosimo Cinieri. The film tells the story of two fantastic characters, a witch and a libertine son of reactionary nobles, who - against the concrete backdrop of the Spanish Civil War - acquire a political conscience. Through metaphor, Arrabal places Spain at the center of the film, which he wanted to dedicate to Guernica, the martyr city destroyed by the Nazi aviation. The film captures the highlights of the work of the Spanish playwrist-director by following him behind the camera and questioning him directly, together with the actors, the inhabitants of the city, the painter Ortega who works in Matera, also in exile from Spain as Arrabal. The result is a singular human portrait and at the same time an analysis of Spanish fascism, a re-enactment of the civil war - also through repertory materials of rare effectiveness - and a judgment on the moment historian that Spain lives in 1975. 01. Pp by Arrabal on the set and while reading the script 02. Inq di Arrabal watching Matera from a hill 03. Spanish War Rep 04. Various inq of the crew on the set on the outside 05. Arrabal and Mariangela Melato indoors 06. Interview with Arrabal (in French) 07. Inq of the outdoor set 08. Inq by Josè Ortega painting bas-reliefs 09. Interview with Ortega (in Spanish) 10. Inq various of the set indoors and outdoors 11. Interview with Arrabal 12. Melato on the set and while he reviews the part 13. Arrabal plays cards with three crew members 14. Interviews with some people from Matera 15. Interview with Arrabal 16. Interview with Ortega 17. Inq various of the set 18. Interview with Cosimo Cinieri 19. Cineri's Inq on the set 20. Interview with Melato 21. Interview with Arrabal 22. Inq and pp by some dwarf figures 23. Interview with a set designer (in French) 24. Interview with Ron Faber (in English) 25. Faber at makeup 26. Inq scene with Faber and Melato 27. Indoor scene with actors