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La Paloma / a film by Sigrid Faltin ; written and directed by Sigrid Faltin ; producers, Cédric Bonin, Pascaline Geoffroy, Sigrid Faltin ; a coproduction between White Pepper Filmgesellschaft, Seppia with NDR Fernsehen, WDR 1, 2DF in cooperation with Arte, EITB.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- German
- Romanian
- Spanish
- Swahili
- Subjects (All):
- Yradier, Sebastián, 1809-1865. Paloma.
- Yradier, Sebastián.
- Habaneras--Cuba--History and criticism.
- Habaneras.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (53 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Available from some providers with title: Paloma : the melody of longing
- Place of Publication:
- [Zürich, Switzerland] : First Hand Films, [2008]
- Language Note:
- In English with portions in German, Kiswahili, Romanian and Spanish with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- La Paloma was born in the 1860s as a Cuban Habanera, composed by the Basque Sebastian Iradier. This simple love song took off on a flight around the world and became an immediate hit in Mexico. La Paloma brought tears to the eyes of the unfortunate Hapsburg Emperor Maximilian on the Mexican throne, while liberals mocked him in a satirical version. As a marching song, La Paloma arrived in Europe and came of age to her melody children in Auschwitz filed into the gas chambers. A song that has scored countless personal moments and spoken for itself for 150 years doesn't need our commentary--it deserves our celebration!
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Holger Schüppel ; editor, Mike Schlömer.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed March 21, 2024).
- Publisher Number:
- fh-paloma Docuseek2
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