Lav Diaz is a big gaping hole to me, which is weird, because I love the whole slow cinema movement. An epic with Gael Garcia Bernal as Magellan sounds enticing in a slow cinema format, though. Thanks for the tip!
The composer of the film, Marc Verdaguer, is Albert Serra’s regular composer. And I’ve been meaning to check out Serra’s TARDES DE SOLEDAD, mostly because my colleague raves about it. But I don’t like to expose myself to animal cruelty, so I’m torn.