Although it is an englishlanguage film, i show the movie to my students with spanish subtitles, the questions that they answer are completely in spanish, and we discuss the movie completely in spanish. This is a transcript of a talk i was asked to give at an information session on walking the camino, presented in september 2016 and sponsored by the albuquerque, new mexico chapter of the american friends of the camino. We must remember the way is not a documentary but a movie about a fathers journey after losing his son along the camino. The beauty and lessons of the camino are definitely depicted in the movie and i think emilio, martin and the rest of the cast did a fantastic job. Brief synopsis of the story the plot, reflecting the subject, structure and course of the story introduction and brief description of. Francis of assisi, charlemagne, ferdinand and isabella, dante and chaucer, among many others. This route starts at oviedo, though many walk along the northern route and then follow the waymarked route from villavicioas which makes the route approximately 300 km until it joins the camino frances at melide, where there is another 50 km to santiago. Filmmaker mark shea wished to explore the spiritual affect the camino way of st. The camino portugues and the portuguese coastal camino have increased in popularity over time. There is no doubt that the way, the 2010 movie starring martin sheen, has been one of the most influential factors in popularizing the camino worldwide, specially in the u.
It simply follows six different pilgrims on the medieval catholic pilgrimage route from france to the tomb of st. The route then turns inland toward arzua on the camino frances where the two routes meet, about 40 km before santiago. May 05, 2018 in 20 we interviewed director alicia about her camino movie. Pilgrims hike here in large numbers and from long distances, often starting in france, to.
The way is a 2010 spanish drama film directed, produced and written by emilio estevez and starring martin sheen, deborah kara unger, james nesbitt, yorick van wageningen, and renee estevez. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. The movie describes the camino as the background of a story, the locations were chosen as typical and are entirely symbolic. Because i had yet to reach some of the more unsavoury parts of the camino that sherry ott had discovered, every step of my pilgrimage had been beautiful. Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic, emilio. Fresco toursflickrthe network of caminos crosses europe, and you can follow a way from finland or. My wife, janet, and i walked the camino frances in the spring of 2015.
There, taylor emilios son met the girl of his dreams, his now wife. July and august are the most popular months, though they can be unpleasantly hot, with scorched vegetation. The way is possibly the hollywood adaptation more welcome in the american country. Boasting fantastic cities such as lisbon, porto and pontevedra, it also passes by stunning coastlines with beautiful, sandy beaches.
With martin sheen, emilio estevez, deborah kara unger, yorick van wageningen. Discover the ancient routes that will take you by traditional villages with romanesque churches and monuments, traveling through fields and eucalyptus groves, to santiago s beautiful cathedral. Martin sheen and emilio estevez on the way franciscan media. The french way camino, also called camino frances, is a wonderful pilgrimage route that dates back to the 12th century. Yes, i had a few training injuries priya my doctor, alex and pete my physios at parra physio, andrew my podiatrist, and the list goes on. Rather than random footage of pilgrim sites and narration of historical tidbits, this 84minute movie keeps it real. The father and son team have been touring the country by bus lately sharing their project with anyone willing to listen. Its an impressionistic film that creates a casual narrative about the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Behind the scenes, several crewmembers captured the crews own candid experiences throughout the film s making. Covering over 790km and taking around one month to complete, it is a great challenge. James is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across europe and coming together at the tomb of st. The most viewed camino documentary on youtube ever, with over one million views. This is the version of the route you may have seen in the hollywood movie the way or the more recent bbc documentary called the pilgrimage.
In search of santiago a very personal journey along the. A network of paths leading to a church holding the remains of st. We volunteered to do an informal showandtell things like what boots we wore. The norte is one of the tougher routes with many climbs to the tops of hills and then back down to the coast again. In this movie, sheen plays a doctor named tom who, after his sons death, decides to walk the camino to santiago with his sons ashes. This movie is invariably a part of the first question people ask me when theyve heard i walked the camino frances to santiago. The camino is known in english as the way of st james. The spanish film al final del camino is a romantic comedy directed by roberto santiago. Over the years it has become increasingly popular, even having a movie made about it, the way, in 2011. James french way or simply the way as its also known. Yes, i had a few training injuries priya my doctor, alex and pete my physios at parra physio. James the apostle blisters and all and really lets us get to know them. The pilgrimage was popular in the 10th, 11th and 12th century and then slowly declined in popularity.
In the middle ages, these routes were walked as a pilgrimage to the tomb of the apostle st. Fresco toursflickr the network of caminos crosses europe, and you can follow a way from finland or turkey. The trail is ancient and allegedly enchanted and walked by st. James has on pilgrims, by walking the french way alone and documenting his own personal experiences. The 260 km refers to only the original way, another name for the primitivo. The way a movie with martin sheen and emilio estevez the way available on dvd is the name of a film that was released in 2010 in spain, early 2011 in the uk and ireland and will open september 30th 2011 in the usa.
The camino del norte starts in irun in northern spain and keeps to the coast for approximately 620 km. In this movie, sheen plays a doctor named tom who, after his sons death, decides to walk the camino to santiago. Nearly 20% of pilgrims traveled along this route in 2016. Yearly, hundreds of thousands of people of various backgrounds walk the camino. Starring martin sheen and directed by his son, emilio estevez, for a lot of pilgrims along the camino it was this film.
On june 8th, 2009, the filming of this journey was completed at the routes official end. The northern way or camino del norte, discover all the information about stages, length, points of interest or elevation profile. Camino forum sign up the way a movie with martin sheen and emilio estevez the way available on dvd is the name of a film that was released in 2010 in spain, early 2011 in the uk and ireland and will open september 30th 2011 in the usa. The author uses a tractor a bus and train to miss walking the route, he is constantly complaining about the walk the hostels the hotels and the people on the walk and even the spanish. Emilio estevez and martin sheen on faith and filming the way. James has on pilgrims, by walking the french way alone and documenting. Nowadays, the french way is one of the most popular caminos and visited by pilgrims from all over the world.
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