Au Pays des Basques (1930) is the first film with sound shot in the
Basque Country, and even the first film in which words in the Basque language
are heard. More specifically: Erleak, abejas, are the first words in this
language that were recorded on film.
The bee was the animal that connected the
world of the living with that of the dead in old Basque mythology. Through its
beautiful images, the film travels around the Basque Country, from its
mountains to its coast, ensuring to capture images that are heard for the first
time on film.
Au pays des Basques is a
documentary of great beauty which reveals the landscapes through song and with
a film structure of association. It is a film that is sung and told to verify
and celebrate the birth of sound and with a backdrop of metaphysical
significance, goodbye and farewell.
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