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RUNTIME
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Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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L’alto arrigo
2008 0h 12m CA
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★10.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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A short film by Albert Serra, made in conjunction with his third feature film, Birdsong, from a small reference by Dante to the King Arrigo VII (Henry VII) in “Paradise” from “The Divine Comedy.”
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Eliseu Huertas
Knight
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Albert Serra
- Languages
- Catalan
- Countries
- Spain
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Albert Serra directs. Jimmy Gimferrer behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Catalan.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 12-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Albert Serra, shot by Jimmy Gimferrer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5IMDB entry: tt1982747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jimmy Gimferrer
- Runtime
- 12 min · 0h 12m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- CA
Also by
Albert Serra
Production companies
Who made it
Andergraun Films
ES
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-01-01
