In 20 we interviewed director alicia about her camino movie. The inspirational journey of six pilgrims from new zealand and australia who embark on the historic 800 kilometre spanish pilgrimage, camino skies is an uplifting film about learning to live with grief. This route can be traced all the way to the 12th century when it served as the main access route to santiago for pilgrims coming. Tradition has it that the remains of the saint are buried in santiago. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl. Thomas avery is an american ophthalmologist who goes to france following. With routes expanding across western europe, it is by far one of the most popular european. Martin sheen plays tom, an irascible american doctor who comes to france to collect the remains of his adult son played by emilio estevez, killed in the pyrenees while walking the. Nearly 20% of pilgrims traveled along this route in 2016. Watch the film instantly download,stream or rent downloadstreamrent walking the camino. Codd, or, for a more secular viewpoint, robert mullens call of the camino. We hope youll find this a useful resource when making your camino plans and get a sense of what to expect from this extraordinary journey.
Filmmaker mark shea wished to explore the spiritual affect the camino way of st. A powerful and inspirational story about family, friends, and the challenges we face. Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic, emilio estevez called the film propeople, prolife, not antianything. 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. 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.
On july 4th 2015, i opened the door and walked out into the cold morning air, not knowing what to expect or how to find my way. Boasting fantastic cities such as lisbon, porto and pontevedra, it also passes by stunning coastlines with beautiful, sandy beaches. Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic, emilio estevez called the film propeople, pro. The spanish film al final del camino is a romantic comedy directed by roberto santiago. Fresco toursflickr the network of caminos crosses europe, and you can follow a way from finland or turkey. James is a large network of ancient pilgrim routes stretching across europe and coming together at the tomb of st. The route stretches for almost 800km through the top of. The camino is known in english as the way of st james. The best way to walk the camino is alone, says carolin our guide. The camino frances is the most well known and travelled pilgrimage route to santiago.
James french way or simply the way as its also known. James, is a pilgrimage route to the shrine of the apostle st. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Demand film is a new form of distribution that brings films to select cinemas where there is a demand for it. Walking the camino presents universal themes through personal stories for those seeking to redefine the way they live their lives, to deepen their relationship with themselves, and to rediscover their connection with the world in which they live. The guide was first published in 2007 as a free download from our website and its been going strong every since. This route can be traced all the way to the 12th century when it served as the main access route to santiago for pilgrims coming from england, scotland, ireland and other nordic countries. Fresco toursflickrthe network of caminos crosses europe, and you can follow a way from finland or. With martin sheen, emilio estevez, deborah kara unger, yorick van wageningen. 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.
Yearly, hundreds of thousands of people of various backgrounds walk the camino. James has on pilgrims, by walking the french way alone and documenting. However, the camino is no longer a solitary, deserted path to enlightenment. Pilgrimage essentially begins at ones doorstep, but once in europe there are countless routes leading to santiago from all directions, the most popular being the camino frances. This movie takes us on the pilgrimage with dan, an american cellist that walked the camino with his instrument, playing for pilgrims along the camino. James has on pilgrims, by walking the french way alone and documenting his own personal experiences. I wished to explore the spiritual affect the camino way of st. This movie guide gives opportunities to students to both focus on the culture in the film and to discuss the larger. The way is a 2010 americanspanish drama film directed, produced and written by emilio estevez and starring martin sheen, deborah kara unger, james nesbitt, yorick van wageningen, and renee estevez. At camino ways, we pride ourselves on our expert advice, guidance and friendly staff ready to help you create the journey of a lifetime. Six ways to santiago if youre using one of our pilgrim discount codes select feature only bonus features are available separately or as a complete package. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. The pilgrimage was popular in the 10th, 11th and 12th century and then slowly declined in popularity.