Film Info
Las olas

Film Information

Exhibition Title	Las olas
Original Title	Las olas
English Title	The Waves
Director	Alberto Morais
Country
Year	2011
Format	35 mm
Colour	Color
Duration	95'

Cast:

Intérpretes / Cast: Carlos Álvarez-Novoa, Laia Marull, Armando Aguirre, Marthe Villalonga, Sergio Caballero

Production:

Guión / Scriptwriter: Alberto Morais
Fotografía / Cinematography: Joan Benet
Edición / Editing: Manel Barriere
Producción / Producer: Alberto Morais, José Luis Rubio, Marta Figueras
Compañía Productora / Production Company: Olivo Films, Rec, Promarfi Futuro

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Synopsis

This first fiction by Albetrto Morais –following his documentary about filmmakers that was screened in Bafici a few years ago– chooses a paused and minimal tone in order to address issues that would otherwise overwhelm us with their weight: memory, past mistakes, and the guilt for the things that never happened. Miguel (Carlos Álvarez-Novoa) is an old man who just buried his wife. Ignoring his children’s advice and with the stubbornness of those who won’t assume that time has passed, Miguel goes out on a trip to find not so much a place as rather a specific moment of his past related to the Civil War. The camera observes him from outside, without knowing what he’s thinking but still aware of his dreams: those trance moments when Miguel travels to the past by just finding a print in the landscape. Morais exposes the paradox: as he alienates himself from the real world, Miguel will find the necessary sanity to assess who he was and who he could have been, understand the meaningless nature of the world, and find a balance to stay alive a bit longer.