Albert Serra

10.09.1975, Banyoles, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

 

Director

Serra is a Spanish director and screenwriter. He graduated with a degree in Spanish language and comparative literature at the University of Barcelona and attended classes at the department of art history. He directed the feature films Crespià (2003), Honour of the Knights (Honor de cavallería, 2006) and Birdsong (El cant dels ocells, 2008), which won the main award in the category of feature films at the Split Film Festival in 2008. He also writes and produces theatre plays.

Filmography


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Films by this director

Honour of the Knights

(Honor de cavallería, 2006.)

Directed by: Albert Serra
PHOTOGRAPHY: Christophe Farnarier, Eduard Grau
Synopsis:

This film adaptation of Don Quixote was made in a minimalist style with natural lighting and long shots. It depicts Don Quixote and his faithful servant Sancho Panza’s travels, but it is bereft of the usual romantic idea of a likable hero led by ideals. Instead of an eccentric dreamer on an adventure, Serra portrays Don Quixote as an antihero closer to one of Beckett’s protagonists.

digital, color, 95 min
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