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Araya

Araya

1959Movie⏱️ 1h 30mNot Rated
Documentary
7.6
IMDB Rating
921 votes

"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. Margot Benacerraf captures in images, t...

Director
Margot Benacerraf
Writers
Margot Benacerraf, Pierre Seghers
Stars
José Ignacio Cabrujas, Laurent Terzieff
Language
Spanish
Country
Venezuela, France
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 12
Reviews
📋 1.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
José Ignacio Cabrujas
as Self - Narrator (spanish version)
Laurent Terzieff
Laurent Terzieff
as Self - Narrator (french version)

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Araya, Estado Sucre, Venezuela
Production
Caroni Films C.A., Films de l'Archer

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

SpanishDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

In one word: Visual poetry
by artserrano2003-04-09
10/10

""Araya" is a movie that makes you want to cry... it is so beautiful in its black and white and its simpleness that it's an equivalent of Neorealism but without the sadness. This movie shared the Cannes Award with none other than "Hiroshima, mon amour", althought it has had less luck in becoming a well known film. Its director founded the Cinemateca Nacional (a place where one can see many good old movies) and is also President of Fundavisual Latina, so although she hasn't directed anyome she continues to work on cinema...."

💡 Did You Know?

The filming crew consisted of just director Margot Benacerraf and her cinematographer Giuseppe Nisoli.

📖 Synopsis

"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. Margot Benacerraf captures in images, t...