Film
What Is Poetry to You?
1980 · 23m · Documentary
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Overview
Cecilia Vicuña made her first documentary while residing in Colombia after the 1973 coup d’état in Chile. Through this fundamental inquiry: ¿Qué es para usted la poesía? / What is poetry to you?, Vicuña unravels the role and substance of poetry in people’s lives. Speaking with school children, street performers, policemen, sex workers, fellow artists, and a scientist, the all embracing character of poetry emerges—its transformative role in personal relations, as a basis of oral history and the revolutionary imagination. – Chris Borkowski
Cast
Crew
- Cecilia VicuñaDirector
- Peter GoodhewDirector of Photography
- Chris BorkowskiEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1980
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 23m
- Genres
- Documentary
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