My father, our history
Director Merce Carbo Bosch
Countries
Duration 66 min
Synopsis
"MON PERE. NOTRE HISTOIRE" COMBINES INTIMATE FAMILY HISTORY WITH THE SOCIAL MEMORY OF SPAIN. CARBO BOSCH BRAVELY STAGES HERSELF AS THE TENACIOUS PROTAGONIST, INDEFATIGABLE IN HER ATTEMPS TO LEARN WHO THIS MAN REALLY IS. SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH, HER FATHER'S PROTECTIVE BARRIER FINALLY BREAKS. THE CAMERA ACTS AS A CATALYST; THE OLD MAN SPEAKS. WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES HE RECOUNTS HIS WARTIME EXPERIENCES AND TALKS ABOUT HIS PROBLEMATIC RELATIONSHIP TO HIS DAUGTHER.
"MON PERE. NOTRE HISTOIRE" COMBINES INTIMATE FAMILY HISTORY WITH THE SOCIAL MEMORY OF SPAIN. CARBO BOSCH BRAVELY STAGES HERSELF AS THE TENACIOUS PROTAGONIST, INDEFATIGABLE IN HER ATTEMPS TO LEARN WHO THIS MAN REALLY IS. SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH, HER FATHER'S PROTECTIVE BARRIER FINALLY BREAKS. THE CAMERA ACTS AS A CATALYST; THE OLD MAN SPEAKS. WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES HE RECOUNTS HIS WARTIME EXPERIENCES AND TALKS ABOUT HIS PROBLEMATIC RELATIONSHIP TO HIS DAUGTHER.