A documentary about the making of the stage production of Arthur Miller’s ‘A View from the Bridge’, directed by Javier Molina. ‘Octurno’ is a word coined by Molina, alluding to the time of year in which the events of the play take place. It began as just that, but ended up becoming the name for that ‘non-place’, that timeless space where dreams happen —the dreams of the characters which, as the production progressed, were revealed to be intertwined with those of Javier Molina himself.
Arantxa Vela Buendía
She was born in Madrid in 1962. She has worked at TVE since 1984, specialising in programmes dedicated to the performing arts. She has been assistant director of ‘La Mandrágora’, director of ‘Mi reino por un caballo’ and assistant director of ‘Atención obras’. She has directed documentaries on the creative process of artists on the Spanish performing arts scene, such as ‘Empuñando el alma. Ensayos con Lluís Pasqual’ (2021), ‘El baile de la alquimista’ (2024, on María Pagés and El Arbi El Harti and ‘El hombre que no quería bailar’ (2025, on Israel Galván). Between 1990 and 1994, she produced, wrote and directed six short films. She is co-author, alongside Declan Donnellan, of the book ‘Donnellan sobre Shakespeare’ and a member of the editorial board of ‘Artescénicas’, and has written and directed the plays ‘Cabaret paranormal’ (2017–22) and ‘Reality Cabaret Show’ (2018).
DIRECTOR
Arantxa Vela Buendía
SCREENPLAY
Arantxa Vela Buendía
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Alberto Collantes
EDITOR
Pepe Martínez
SOUND
A.P. González
PRODUCTION
Iris Ladrero, Carlos Lorenzo
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Lilicar Films
FEATURING
Javier Molina, Pablo Béjar, Ana Garcés, María Adánez, José Luis García Pérez, Rodrigo Poisón, Manuel Andrés del Carmen, Francesc Manuel Galcerán
