ORSON WEST

Fran Ruvira

Spain 87 min Fiction

Synopsis

A film crew arrives in a borderland village of the Spanish hinterland to film a low-budget western, which changes the daily routine of the area’s inhabitants. The film shoot also represents the return to her native land of Sonia, who after many years away, goes back to her village to play the leading role in the film in the midst of a landscape which brings back unresolved issues from her past. However, this is not the first time that the cinema industry has explored these lands. Fifty years before, Orson Welles wanted to film another western in the same area. Fran Ruvira searches for the phantom remains of this western which was never made, reclaiming the legend and unfinished work as a form of expression.

Filmmaker

Fran Ruvira

Fran Ruvira was trained academically at the University of Valencia and the UPF in Barcelona. He has worked in directing departments, photography and production of audiovisual projects.

Filmography: Orson West (2011).

Fran Ruvira

Film information

Original Title: Orson West
Director: Fran Ruvira
Script: Fran Ruvira
Contact: Canónigo Films
With: Sonia Almarcha, Frank Feys, Monserrat Carulla, Jorge Yamam
Country: Spain
Year: 2011
Format: 35 mm
Length: 87 min
Language: Catalan/English
Subtitles: Without subtitles
Edition: 2012