Flamenco: the Land Is Still Fertile

That flamenco is a beautiful and passionate art form – astonishing, even – is generally accepted.  Where it comes from is not so clear – and who is responsible for developing it, what it should look like in the modern world – these are also relevant questions.  In looking at these issues, this documentary proves itself not just another version of a Carlos Saura movie.  And it also gives credit to the unsung heroes and heroines, the dispossessed, the farm laborers. gitanos (Spanish Gypsies) and others who have contributed so much to the art.