Bird Song
Apr 24 - Apr 27, 2009
(Albert Serra, Spain, 2008, 35mm, 98 min)
Introduction by Mark Peranson for 7pm screening on April 24
Bird Song is a radiant film. It is a deceptively simple, gently comical and often disarmingly beautiful expression of wonder and spiritual faith, reminiscent of Rossellini’s The Flowers Of St. Francis. Idiosyncratic filmmaker Albert Serra has turned his unique eye to the well-known biblical tale of the Three Magi and their journey to pay tribute to the newly-born Jesus, transforming this familiar narrative into an appreciation of the human body and a study of landscape.
Don't miss Waiting for Sancho, a documentary about the making of Bird Song, playing April 24-26 (directed by Cinemascope editor Mark Peranson)
Watch the trailer: