Ocana, an intermittent portrait 1978 85 min documentary. Ocana, retrato intermitente ocana, retrat intermitent. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Pons has directed 32 feature films and is one of the bestknown catalan film directors. Shot in 1977, ocana, an intermittent portrait was the first film made by director ventura pons. Ocana, an intermittent portrait movie posters from movie. He mainly directs films in catalan but also in spanish and english. Jay pharoah and bobby moynihan killed it as castmates on snl. To commemorate the film, special screenings have been organised by, for instance, texas cinemes in.
Here are a few films that are either lgbt themed or of potential interest to people in the lgbt community. The film is interspersed with footage of, among other things, religious celebrations, gayrights marches, and scenes showing ocana singing a. Ocana, retrat intermitent ocana, intermittent portrait. Set in 50s spain, a young man sanz leaves the army and looks for a job so he and his fiancee verdu can get married. Ocana, an intermittent portrait ocana, retrat intermitent 1978. Ocana, an intermittent portrait ocana, retrat intermitent, director, 1978. Ocana, an intermittent portrait ocana, retrat intermitent. Ocana died tragically a few years later that this film was made when in a party his disguise suddenly burnt. Many people admire him, others hate him, but he doesnt leave anyone indifferent. He was a high school icon and now hes an instagram icon. Now they almost kill each other when bobby tries to teach jay to inline skate.
Ocana, retrat intermitent ocana, an intermittent portrait, 1978. Ventura pons was born on july 25, 1945 in barcelona, barcelona, catalonia, spain as bonaventura. He argues that a film is based on three essential fundamental pillars. The confession, sincere and shamelessly, of the painters life ocana and the reconstruction of his world, his provocations and his experiences. This is not a movie in the conventional meaning of the word. Buy ocana, an intermittent portrait movie posters from movie poster shop. Ventura pons film is direct, clear, and without pretensions. Imdb poll board favorite films rated rotten outer banks star madelyn clines imdb take 5 madelyn cline, star of new netflix series outer banks, answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. This documentary about the andalusian painter ocana is not only a fascinating portrait of barcelona in the late 1970s but also of the life and art of a gay man demanding sexual freedom.
Ocana is a transvestite homosexual performer and painter who lives near las ramblas in barcelona. Ocana, an intermittent portrait is a documentary directed by ventura pons. This film accompanies catalan cinema s radical years, 1968 1978. This documentary about the andalusian painter ocana is not only a fascinating portrait of. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ventura pons sala is a catalan movie director. With eighteen feature films, sixteen of which were produced by his own. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film is interspersed with footage of, among other things, religious celebrations, gayrights marches, and scenes showing ocana singing a saeta. Ocana expresses himself as he is, explains his hard life and his opinions of the world. Pons spent a decade honing his craft in live theater before releasing his first film in 1978, ocana, retrat intermittent ocana, an intermittent portrait, a biopic he wrote and directed about barcelonian transvestite ocana. Ocana, an intermittend portrait is a spanish documentary directed by ventura pons. Catalan cinemas radical years 19681978 series was curated by esteve riambau. Marginal life that was hidden under the franco dictatorship is openly. A portrait to how we can destroy gender and stereotypes in our society.
It shows postfranco barcelona through the eyes of the artist jose perez ocana. Ocana, an intermittent portrait posters for sale online. Pons spent a decade honing his craft in live theater before releasing his first film in 1978, ocana, retrat intermittent ocana, an. Danny williams and the warhol factory 2007, ai weiwei. The 31st cannes film festival was held from 16 to 30 may 1978.