The Spirit of Lorca

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In a brief life filled with prodigious artistic achievements, Federico Garcia Lorca's greatest legacy may well be his complex and compelling personality. Filmed on location in Spain, this program profiles the immortalized poet/dramatist, capturing the potent essence of Spanish culture in the process. Extracts from his poems, plays, and letters demonstrate his duende-burning passion-for the arts, while the details of his life and violent death, as told by his biographer Ian Gibson, contemporaries Rafael Alberti and Luis Rosales, and others, present a thoughtful perspective on Spain's revered literary icon
Spain's Greatest Poet and Dramatist (1:46)
Poetry: "I Have Shut My Balcony" (3:05)
Lorca's Birthplace (4:55)
Granada and Islamic Civilization (4:16)
Lorca's Personality (1:50)
Manuel de Falla (3:51)
Gypsy Poems: "Romancero Gitano" (4:15)
Lorca's Parents (3:44)
Lorca's La Barraca (4:24)
Lorca's Homosexuality (3:56)
"Yerma" (3:36)
Relationships with Bunuel and Dali (6:47)
Visit to New York (2:39)
Visit to Vermont (5:48)
Lorca and Black America (2:30)
Visit to Havana (3:07)
Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias (3:16)
Lorca Taken To Be Killed (6:42)
Fountain of Tears (2:44)

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