Spain, from Spanish girls in stiletto heels and flamenco,
To the red cloak wielded in the hands of the matador,
This country exudes a smell like the red sun, romantic wild, and full of heat.
The Spaniards have a rose-like passion,
Amorous, unrestrained, full of passionate cells all over the body.
The red cloak in the hands of the matador,
The flamingo dancers' flapping skirts,
Tomato vs splashing red juice,
These are all testimonies to the fiery atmosphere of the Spaniards.
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The blazing sun of the Mediterranean Sea, burning the blood of the Spaniards, the love of adventure, the thrill of enjoyment, this is like the temperament of the red sun, has penetrated into every inch of the soul of the Siban people.
Red Girl: Penelope Cruze
She said:
"It is only when I return to my Spain regularly to live or work for a period of time that I can guarantee my emotional stability. My home is here, I grew up in this culture, I belong here. ”
They said:
"I found in her a very natural and feminine temperament, something that was innate, she was a natural actor. Although she was still very young when I met her, she was able to show the temperament that had always been very feminine. --Almodóvar
"She knows how to express human confusion with a beautiful sense of humor."
"Penelope's performance should be divided into 'Mediterranean schools', a genre of actresses who are bold, lascivious, and bold on the screen, not afraid of unkempt faces, rough and rough talking, and like to shout."
"She was dressed in old clothes that were dirty and ugly from the 1970s, and she ended up wearing them nicely. She wasn't 'country' enough, not poor enough. Her body always makes the fabric of the clothes become particularly textured. Fortunately, she is full of emotions and has a natural expressiveness – this is her label. ”
"In a sense yes. I belong to the kind of lucky actors, in terms of costumes. Nudity is like clothing chosen by a costume designer. On the screen it's not the body, it's the costume of the character. ”
"For me, happiness and pain are feelings of happiness and pain, not facts. So it's important to cherish every inch of your life. Life is a series of moments and feelings for me, not events. ”
Red Midsummer Tomato Wars
Every year, about 30,000 or 40,000 people use more than 100 tons of tomatoes as weapons to wage fierce battles on this day, turning the entire city center into a "sea of tomatoes". The rule of the game is that tomatoes must be pinched before they can be shot.
When trucks full of tomatoes drive into the downtown square, people gradually fall into madness, at 12 noon, with a command, people who have been waiting in people's square and its nearby streets will immediately rush to several large trucks full of tomatoes, grab these "red bullets" and randomly throw them at the familiar or unfamiliar people next to them.
Then, the citizens of the small city of Buñol and thousands of volunteers turned on all the taps available to them and threw themselves into another battle – cleaning the streets.
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bullfight
In Spain and the entire Spanish-speaking world, the bullfighter is regarded as a heroic and fearless man, and is highly admired and worshipped by the Chinese people. In the movement, composure contrasts sharply with intense outbursts, the red cloth wielded by the bullfighters, the red fences around the bullring, and the excited faces of the spectators, all of which are the passions of the Spaniards that penetrate deep into the marrow.
The status of the Spanish matador is higher than that of the average celebrity and entertainer. This unique group of people has an elegant, brave soul, which is the charm of their becoming a national idol.
But in the past decade, many women have joined the challenge of this brave person. In the Oscar-winning film "Say It to Her", the Spanish actress Rosario Flores presents the image of a strong and brave female bullfighter Lydia. Although the Spanish government strictly forbids teenagers under the age of 16 from participating in bullfighting, in those Spanish-speaking areas, the sport is wildly promoted. Today's Spanish matador costumes continue the traditions of their predecessors in the 16th century.
The main matador generally chooses a red-dominated garment, which is inlaid with gold edges and some gold ornaments to make them look dazzling and dazzling when they move in the sun. In the 16th century, people were accustomed to coiled hair, so the main bullfighters wore headdresses. This tradition continues to this day, and gradually, the headdress became a decoration. The main matador is the only person in the stadium to wear a headdress, which in turn evolves into a symbol of the status of the main matador.
Three matador assistants hold cloaks, which differ from red cloth in that the red side is replaced by pink.
Running cattle
According to records, in 1591 AD, there was a bull running festival. This traditional celebration, which continued in the Middle Ages, is still highly regarded in modern times. In addition to the thrilling content of the activity, another important reason may be influenced by Hemingway's famous book "The Sun Also Rises".
Also known as the Feast of the Running of the Bulls, San Fermín is the patron saint of Pamplona, the capital of the wealthy province of Navarre in northeastern Spain. Every year on July 6 at noon is the beginning of the San Fermín Festival. At this moment, thousands of tourists are waiting at the site of the San Fermín Festival, holding the bright red San Fermin scarf in their hands above their heads. The mayor would light a cupola on the balcony of the city hall to announce the beginning of the San Fermin Festival, and tourists quickly tied their scarves around their necks. Before the event begins, people need to pray to St. Fermin to protect themselves in the cattle running.
During the 9 days of the festival, people from all over the world wear white pants and red belts to show their willingness to participate. On the day the cattle run began, people wore white shirts, red St. Fermin's scarves and red belts, and held rolled up newspapers in their hands to drive the cattle closer. After the event began, the first to release the cowshed were the 6 wild bulls that would appear in the afternoon bullfighting event. Humans and cattle will run on the 820-meter-long Bluestone Street leading to the bullring.
The Festival of the Bull Run has been controversial, and Spain has even issued a decree banning the Festival, but it has aroused strong opposition from the Spanish people. The Spanish people are happy with the event because they believe it is a "game for the brave".
Perhaps the people of the world are puzzled by their "crazy" moves, but for Spaniards, especially Spanish men, being able to win in the bull running represents a supreme honor, and honor is far beyond life.
No nation in the world knows more about what honor is than the Spaniards, and it is this sense of honor and recognition in Spanish culture that makes spaniards choose to pursue honor without hesitation between the pursuit of life and honor, which is why activities such as the Running of the Bulls can be born, developed and continued in Spain to this day.
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The "Mad Woman Juana", "Aragorn Catherine", their unswerving love and unhappy marriage from beginning to end, and their "crazy" behavior show the Spaniard's attitude towards emotions: they are honest in the face of desire.
Flowers in the mouth
Nothing can resist a Spanish passion, such as you can't help but be infected by flamenco, a comprehensive art that perfectly interprets Spain.
Its original intention is flamenco dance, a traditional dance in Spain - created by the unsociable degenerate aristocracy, popular in the folk, whether it is a dock, a street corner, a bar, a theater, can be seen; often accompanied by a ensemble of gypsy guitar, or bohemian witchcraft; the performers are generally fierce, and the dance steps and movements try to simulate a kind of old feudal aristocrats who are uninhabited and arrogant; or the usual arrogant behavior, provocation, intimidation, demonstration, escape, resistance, struggle are the themes of the whole melody, It is intended to express the passionate soul of the dancers and the national spirit.
The man is based on the movements of the bullfight, and his expression is mixed with the characteristics of a gangster and a gangster, as if to convey to the audience that the symbol of conspiracy and evil will occupy the world.
Bohemian colors
The origin of Flamenco, an ancient and peculiar music, exactly when it originated, there are many opinions and cannot be correctly verified. Only a few centuries ago, flamenco music was born in Andalusia, Spain. It is generally speculated that in 1449 A.D., a group of gypsies came to Spain and settled in Andalusia, and also brought beautiful and rough music, a kind of music mixed with various emotions and rhythms such as sadness, enthusiasm, and unrestrained, and also stained with some bohemian and Hungarian local colors. The Spanish musician Faja summarized the three origins of Flamenco on these factors: byzantine church music, Moorish invasion, and Gypsy migration.
Another theory suggests that it has more to do with Jewish choruses because the oldest and most Andalusian music is derived from Jewish ritual chanting. In the earlier periods, the Romans also introduced a harp of Greek Assyrian origin, which became popular in Spain, and later slowly developed into a guitar, becoming a kind of flamenco music. The three souls that make up are guitar, dance, and singing, all of which need to be accompanied by emotion and rhythm, atmosphere and aura.
Traditional flamenco performances, usually in taverns, where singers sing traditional tunes, guitarists sing alongside singers, and sometimes improvise to echo a beautiful melody to the song.
Pioneer of abstraction
In 1920, Buñuel founded Spain's first film club. In 1924, Buñuel emigrated in Paris as an assistant to the French avant-garde director Jean Epstein, where he studied at the film school he founded. In 1928, he collaborated with the famous Spanish painter Salvador Dalí to shoot the film "An Andalus Dog", which was the foundation of Surrealism and caused a strong sensation in Paris. It attacked the bourgeoisie and the church in a metaphorical way, becoming a masterpiece of surrealist films.
Movie "Flamenco"
Carlos Sora (born 4 January 1932) was the most influential director of the sixties and seventies, with a politically conscious composition that contributed greatly to the revival of Spanish cinema.
In his early years, he worked in photography, excelled at shooting song and dance performances, and held abstract photo exhibitions. He graduated from the Spanish Experimental Academy of Film Studies in 1957. The work is often ravaged by government scissors, but because it has won honors for the country at international film festivals, the freedom to make films has never been restricted, and even works that are clearly critical of those in power are occasionally approved. In his later years, he devoted himself to the promotion of Spain's national treasure dance. In his nearly 50 years of film career, he has won international A-level film festival awards such as Berlin, Cannes, Golden Globes, And San Bastian, and has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the seventy-year-old Spanish national treasure director represents the highest peak of the third generation of filmmakers.
"Colored" glasses
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar (born September 24, 1949) has been hailed as one of the most original, interesting and special directors in the world.
He likes to decorate this tedious world through the innate animalistic desires of "sex" and "violent crime", as well as the open enthusiasm and magnificent tones that characterize Spain. His characters are always a little ridiculously peculiar, and his plot is always exaggerated and playful, but under his endless sense of humor and imagination, the audience will not only not be restless due to the constraints of the superego, but will go crazy with him, and even wear his "colored" glasses out of the theater. However, Almodóvar is not only a treasure trickery, he will further transfer this innate animality to serious observation and criticism of society and politics, making his films not only amusing, but also have a deep social consciousness and meaning.
"Red Squirrel Killing"
Julio Mithan (born 21 October 1958) is not productive, but is considered one of the most watched filmmakers after the democratization of Spain. Growing up in a wealthy family and receiving an elite education in Madrid, he fell in love with movies by chance playing with his father's Super 8 camera. At the age of 18, he was particularly interested in the discussion of the dark aspects of human nature, and made up his mind to specialize in neuroscience, and successfully obtained a medical degree.
Mitan never gave up his love of movies, one day he took the script of "Cow" to Madrid, but the producer was not interested in the overly bizarre dialogue and boring title of the play, Mitan went home disappointed, and angrily wrote a second work, "The Red Squirrel Killing", and when the script was about to be completed, he received a call and the script of "Cow" was also adopted.
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