Far from the Trees

Far from the Trees
Directed byJacinto Esteva Grew
Produced byFilmscontacto
CinematographyJuan Amorós, Juan Julio Baena, Luis Cuadrado, Francisco Marín, Milton Stefani
Music byJohnny Galvao, Carlos Maleras, Marco Rossi.
Release date
  • June 5, 1972 (1972-06-05)
Running time
103 minutes
LanguageSpanish

Far from the Trees (Spanish: Lejos de los árboles) is a documentary film by Spanish artist and director Jacinto Esteva Grew. Shot in 1963, it was held up for nine years before its release in 1972.[1]

A documentary told as a travelogue and intent on exposing the intense poverty of areas of Spain outside of the touristic eye, Far from the Trees is considered by some a successor to Luis Buñuel's Land Without Bread. As a political statement, the film is a protest to the image of a newly modernized Spain being promoted by Franco.[2]

  1. ^ "Catalan Culture in New York". Catalan. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Clandesti: Forbidden Cinema Under Franco". Pragda. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.