Film Record: Papilio

Still image of Papilio

Date produced: 1980

Filmmaker(s):

Miguel Ángel Quintana

Ángel Bernal

Production credits:

• Antontxu Sainz, Narrator
• Miguel Juan Carlos Irizal, Original score

Country of Production:

Basque Country

Languages:

Spanish

Duration:

00:15:35

Format:

Super8

Colour:

Fujichrome

Sound Notes:

Magnetic

Awards/Recognition:

Filmoteca Vasca list of titled amateur films / Basque Films Project.

Description:

Documental sobre el ciclo de vida de la mariposa Papilo Machaón, desde su fase inicial como larva hasta su forma final como mariposa. “En el atardecer, descansan las mariposas esperando al nuevo día para continuar su misión, libando y fecundando flores, manteniendo así el equilibrio ecológico del fascinante mundo de la naturaleza”. (Papilio 1980)

Documentary about the life cycle of the Papilo Machaón, from its initial stage as a larva until its final form as a butterfly. "At sunset, the butterflies rest awaiting the new day to continue their mission, absorbing polen and pollinating flowers, maintaining the fascinating ecological equilibrium of the natural world. (Papilio 1980)

Locations:

• Rentería, Spain (Filming)

Subjects:

• Nature
•      Insects
•           Butterflies

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Filmoteca Vasca/ Basque Film Archive

Video Link:

• Via Miguel Ángel Quintana's Vimeo Channel

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