From the Sight and Sound archive
My father the hero: Víctor Erice’s El sur
Despite having had its funding pulled and its production halted 48 days into an 81-day shoot, Erice’s tantalising, incomplete 1983 film is still regarded by many as a masterpiece, telling the tale of a young girl’s relationship with her secretive, emotionally distant father.
By Mar Diestro-Dópido
My father the hero: Víctor Erice’s El sur