Codex Atanicus
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Codex Atanicus is an underground film
anthology (three shortfilms between 1995-1999), written and directed by Carlos Atanes
and released in 2008.
(usual actress in "atanic" films who locates us into the "atanic" universe), we can see three stories: Metaminds & Metabodies (1995), a crazy and very violent tale about how a sick drunkard meets a lascivious succubus
into a hideous tavern's mirror; Morfing (1996), an Atanes' grotesque trip through independent cinema's sewers; and Welcome to Spain (1999), a bloody and lustful nightmare where some people fight for an absurdity: to go up the stairs.
Underground film
An underground film is a film that is out of the mainstream either in its style, genre, or financing.-Definition and history:The first use of the term "underground film" occurs in a 1957 essay by American film critic Manny Farber, "Underground Films." Farber uses it to refer to the work of...
anthology (three shortfilms between 1995-1999), written and directed by Carlos Atanes
Carlos Atanes
Carlos Atanes is a Spanish film director and writer.Born in Barcelona, Spain, Atanes has written and directed many works since 1987, using different genres and techniques . In 1991, he shot The Marvellous World of the Cucu Bird, which has been followed by another experimental works as El Tenor...
and released in 2008.
Plot
After a brief introduction by Arantxa PeñaArantxa Peña
Arantxa Peña is a Spanish actress. She is known for her dark acting in horror, science fiction and independent films.- Biography :She arranged the studies of Philosophy with Scenic Arts while she began to playing...
(usual actress in "atanic" films who locates us into the "atanic" universe), we can see three stories: Metaminds & Metabodies (1995), a crazy and very violent tale about how a sick drunkard meets a lascivious succubus
Succubus
In folklore traced back to medieval legend, a succubus is a female demon appearing in dreams who takes the form of a human woman in order to seduce men, usually through sexual intercourse. The male counterpart is the incubus...
into a hideous tavern's mirror; Morfing (1996), an Atanes' grotesque trip through independent cinema's sewers; and Welcome to Spain (1999), a bloody and lustful nightmare where some people fight for an absurdity: to go up the stairs.
Trivias
- The idea of drinking a great glass of milk in the Introduction is an Arantxa Peña's nod, because in almost all Atanes' movies there are actresses drinking great glasses of milk.
- Most of the shots in Metaminds & Metabodies were filmed reflected in a mirror and in a mirror reflected in a mirror itself.
- Horror filmmakers Jaume BalagueróJaume BalagueróJaume Balagueró i Bernat , is a Spanish film director widely known for his horror films.- Life :Jaume Balagueró was born in Lleida, and grew up in Barcelona. He studied communications and photography at the University of Barcelona, graduating in 1991 with a degree in Communication Sciences...
and Nacho CerdàNacho CerdàNacho Cerdà is a Spanish film director best known for his controversial 1994 film, 'Aftermath'. One year after producing that movie, he was accused of being the person behind the infamous alien autopsy footage...
had a brief cameoCameo appearanceA cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
in Morfing.
- During the shooting of the scene of the arch, Carlos Atanes was within an inch of killing the cameraman with an arrow, because he worked the arch trigger too soon. The arrow scratched the camera, ricocheted off the wall and hit the dartboard (the cameraman survived by the skin of one's teeth because he was crouching down).
- All the actors who took part at Welcome to Spains staircase uproar scene were injured during the filming.