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ON THE BLUE SUMMER EVENINGS

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud contrasts the tranquility of nature with the hectic pace of the big city. A metaphorical journey into nature, love and poetry.

  • XAVIER GUÀRDIA
    Director
  • XAVIER GUÀRDIA
    Writer
  • ROSER A. KLEE
    Producer
  • XAVIER GUÀRDIA
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    PAR LES SOIRS BLEUS D'ÉTÉ
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Spain
  • Country of Filming:
    Spain
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Poetic Cinema Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    February 24, 2024
    Argentina
    Official Selection
  • South Films and Arts Academy Festival
    Rancagua O'Higgins
    Chile
    April 20, 2024
    Chile
    Award Winner
  • Crown Wood International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    April 28, 2024
    Award Winner
  • Five Continents International Film Festival
    Puerto la Cruz, Anzoategui
    May 4, 2024
    Venezuela
    Official Selection
  • London Global Film Awards
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 2, 2024
    United Kingdom
    Official Selection
  • Short Way International Short Film Festival
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    August 17, 2024
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    June 10, 2024
    France
    Nominee
  • The French Duck Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 13, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Beyond Border International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    May 21, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Ural Shorts
    Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Region
    Russian Federation
    June 25, 2024
    Russian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Golden Nugget International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 26, 2024
    Nominee
  • The Flight Deck Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    June 29, 2024
    North American Premier
    Official Selection
  • Folkestone Film Festival
    Folkestone, kent
    United Kingdom
    July 20, 2024
    Semi-Finalist
  • Paris Lift-Off Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    September 1, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Lane Doc Festival
    Jackson / Tennessee
    United States
    October 5, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Aotearoa Poetry Film Festival
    Wellington
    New Zealand
    November 20, 2024
    Oceania Premier
    Official Selection
  • Cinestesya Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    October 23, 2024
    Portugal Premiere
    Nominee
  • International Moving Film Festival
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    November 6, 2024
    Mexican Premiere
    Finalist
  • Motion Pictures International Film Festival
    Calgary
    Spain
    November 20, 2024
    Canada Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 6th Literature in Cinema
    Inglewood, California
    United States
    November 6, 2024
    Official Selection
  • So Limitless and Free International Film Festival
    Montreal (Quebec)
    Canada
    December 8, 2024
    Quebec Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Istanbul International Nartugan Film Festivali
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    December 10, 2024
    Turkey Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Athens International Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    January 25, 2025
    Greece
    Honorable Mention
  • All That Moves International Film Festival
    Sao Paulo
    Brazil
    March 15, 2025
    Brazilian Premiere
    Finalist
  • Strasbourg International Film Festival
    Strasbourg
    France
    January 24, 2025
    Award Winner
  • Travel Film International Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    February 13, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Moscow Indie Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    February 27, 2025
    Award Winner
  • International Star Film Festival Awards ISFFA
    Kolkata
    India
    March 7, 2025
    Award Winner
  • Art Experimental Screenings Film Festival Fresh Stream
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    May 16, 2025
    Georgian Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Bloomsday Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    June 14, 2025
    Irish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Buenos Aires International Film Festival
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    September 30, 2025
    Argentinian Premiere
    Finalist
  • CinemaBriz Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    September 12, 2025
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Anatolia International Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    August 8, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Nicomedia International Film Awards
    Izmit
    Turkey
    September 3, 2025
    Award Winner
  • Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    September 7, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Shanghai International Short Week
    Shanghai
    China
    October 9, 2025
    China Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Global Independent Film Festival of India
    Kolkata
    India
    November 12, 2025
    Award Winner
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes - Milan - Athens
    Cannes, Milan, Athens
    France
    November 28, 2025
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • YAQ Distribución
    Distributor
    Country: Spain
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - XAVIER GUÀRDIA

Xavier Guàrdia is a producer, screenwriter and filmmaker based in Barcelona. He studied Film Directing at Centre d'Estudis Cinematogràfics de Catalunya CECC and graduated in 2002. He has written and directed fiction and documentary short films in 8mm, 16mm and HD Video.

He also has a degree in Hispanic Philology from the University of Barcelona and Proficiency in English from Cambridge University. He has run Aula Anglesa School of English since its foundation in 2001.

Xavier Guàrdia is co-founder since 2020 of the film production company Seny&Rauxa Docfilms, a project that focusses on the production of arthouse films and independent documentaries.

He is currently working on the editing of his first documentary feature film Barcelona Tourist Walk, which will be released in 2024. And he is also in the writing of the script for his second feature film Soy Camino for 2025.

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Director Statement

The origin of this project was born and inspired by the poem Sensation by Arthur Rimbaud. A poem full of literary beauty and love for life that seeks total fusion with nature. An inner journey towards the human soul and an attempt to capture a moment that, in my opinion, contains eternity.

At no time have I intended to underline the poem with images. In fact, at no point does the recitation coincide with the bucolic images. We always hear the voice-over when we are in the city, with its noise, rush and crowds. What has really motivated me as a filmmaker is the contrast produced by poetic words with footage of the big city. Contrast and counterpoint of two lines that follow opposite directions. I look for the emotional reaction that the mixture of that inevitable clash of antagonistic forces provokes.

I must also highlight the work of the pianist Frederic Oller who has composed the piece Somniador / Dreamer, inspired by the poem and the footage of nature, giving balance to the whole film.

The proposal to use the poem in four languages is due to my deep attraction to physically hearing four different voices, with their very different cadences, tempos and textures. In French because it is the original of Rimbaud, in English because it is the most universal language, in Spanish because it is my nationality and the second most spoken language in the world, and in Catalan because it is my mother tongue.

I also wanted to vindicate the figure of the poet Arthur Rimbaud as well as the visual richness of the Ebro River Delta, showing it as one of the most virgin and paradisiacal places in my country.