"Tierra", by Julian Medem (Spain)

*TIERRA*	Spain

Some place lost in the universe, in a tiny village of red earth, Angel arrives with a mission of delivering the vineyards from a pest that makes them produce wine with a strange flavor. In contact with the common people of the place, Angel also discovers a means of resolving his personal problems. He becomes involved with two women - blonde Angela and redhead Mari, aged 19. They are different, not only physically. Angela is reserved by temperament, whereas Mari is young and effusive. Conflict is triggered as from the moment in which it is discovered that Patricio, husband of Angela, is also Mari's lover.

Director

DIRECTOR:	Julian Medem
SCREENPLAY:	Julian Medem
CINEMATOGRAPHER:	Julian Medem
EDITION:	Ivan Aledo
MUSIC:	Alberto Iglesias
CAST:	Carmelo Gomez, Emma Suarez, Silke, Karra Elejalde, Nancho Novo, Txema Blasco
FESTIVALS:	Cannes
PRODUCTION:	SOGETEL Calle Gran Via 32 – Madri 28013 Tel: 00 34 1 521 74 05 Fax: 00 34 1 523 23 66 LOLA FILMS – Calle Pintor Gimeno 12 – Barcelona – Espanha Tel: 00 34 93 418 47 48 Fax: 00 34 93 418 40 44
WORLD SALES:	SOGEPAT INTERNACIONAL Calle Gran Via 32 – Madri – Espanha Tel: 00 34 1 522 05 29 Fax: 00 34 1 521 0875
ORIGINAL TITLE:	Tierra
	Col., 125 min., 1996

Julian Medem

Julio Medem was born on October 21, 1958 in San Sebastian, Spain. He wrote on cinema for publications such as Cinema 2002, Casablanca and the diary La Voz de Euskadi. He worked on montage and as assistant director. He made the short films Patas en La Cabeza (1985) and Las Seis en Punta (1987).

He also directed the medium-length film El Diario Vasco (1989). His first feature was Vacas in 1992. Later he made La Ardilla Roja (1993).