Film

Uxío Novoneyra: Poeta/Alén

Name: Uxío Novoneyra: Poeta/Alén
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012-01-01

2012 · 1h 23m · Documentary

"we know that you can be something else, we know that the man can be something else"

On Vescene

No Vescene ratings yet — sign in and be the first.

Overview

This documentary shows the life and work of the Galician poet from O Courel, Uxío Novoneyra, from a double perspective: the intimate and familiar analysis of his work, both poetic and artistic, and that of his ideological commitment, and a reinterpretation of a selection of his poems for signify the living mode of his verses. The documentary is directed by one of his sons, Uxío Novo Rey, and different artists, biographers, politicians and neighbors collaborate in it, showing the different aspects of the poet, from his origins, the life of the Courel, the Brais Pinto group, the thought politics and even the Galician language. The story establishes a parallelism with the most outstanding events that have occurred in Galicia and in the world in the second half of the 20th century and how the poet was affected by these events.