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Part adventure story, part cultural history, Paris to the Pyrenees explores the phenomenon of pilgrimage along the age-old way of Saint James Driven by curiosity, wanderlust, and health crises, David Downie and his wife set out from Paris to walk across France to the Pyrenees. Starting on the Rue Saint-Jacques, then trekking 750 miles south to Roncesvalles, Spain, their eccentric route takes 72 days on Roman roads and pilgrimage paths-a 1,100-year-old...
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"Two best friends, 500 miles, one wheelchair, and the challenge of a lifetime. Friendship takes on new meaning in this true story of Justin and Patrick, born less than two days apart in the same hospital. Best friends their whole lives, they grew up together, went to school together, and were best man in each other's weddings. When Justin was diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease that robbed him of the use of his arms and legs, Patrick was there,...
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For two decades, Russ Eanes dreamed of walking 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago. At age 61, not old enough to retire, but old enough to know that it was time to make a change, he left his job as a publisher and embarking on a year of discovery, realized that decades' old dream.
4) Los Reyes
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
Español
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The oldest skate park in Santiago brings together teenagers from very different social and cultural backgrounds. Chola is young and vigorous and spends her days playing with balls that she throws to the pools in which skaters ride. Football is an old dog, but beautiful and energetic, that obsessively accompanies Chola in this game. As Football grows old and Chola is left alone, the juvenile stories confront viewers with the rawness of a youth that...
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Future Educational Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, an 84 minute documentary, follows a diverse group of pilgrims, ages 3 to 73, from all over the world as they attempt to cross an entire country on foot, with only a backpack, a pair of boots, and an open mind"--Container.
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Emota, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Born just over 36 hours apart, Justin Skeesuck & Patrick Gray are life-long friends with a rich, deep relationship that spans beyond 40 years. They travel together, live life together through its ups and downs, and most importantly, will do anything for each other. Over the past 20+ years, a progressive neuromuscular disease has slowly taken away Justin's ability to use his arms and legs. From each morning until night, Justin requires daily assistance...
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Camino Guides
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Now updated to include newer maps and photos, this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. Overview route planners plus daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with all the advance preparation they need. The maps feature contour guides to help distinguish the terrain that will be crossed each day, while...
10) On the Camino
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Northwestern Spain, observed with the eye of an artist, chronicling both the good (people, conversations) and the bad (blisters, bedbugs) he encountered on his journey. Full of quiet incidents, odd encounters, small triumphs, and the occasional setback, On the Camino is the first implicitly autobiographical long-form work by a master cartoonist.
12) La nana
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Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Español
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Raquel has worked as a housemaid for an upper-class Santiago, Chile, family for 23 years. On Raquel's 41st birthday, Pilar Valdez and family force the sullen, withdrawn maid to emerge from her kitchen sanctum and join the family for a celebration, but her discomfort is as strong as the family's need to acknowledge their awkward dependence on her. Raquel becomes unable to care for the house alone and new help is hired, which throws her into a jealous...
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2023.
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"When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he fled the nest, as well as recreate his own life-altering journey decades before, McCarthy decided the two of them should set out on a trek like few others: 500 miles across Spain's Camino de Santiago. Over the course of the journey, the pair traversed...
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Zima Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Español
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"Una Mujer Fantástica es la historia de Marina, una mesera y cantante, y Orlando, un hombre mayor, que estan enamorados y planean un futuro juntos. Despues de que Orlando enferma repentinamente y muere, Marina se ve obligada a enfrentar a su familia y a la socidad, y luchar para demostrarles quien es: una mujer fuerte, pasional ... fantástica."--Container.
16) In gay Madrid
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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A dashing young playboy who spends more time studying Madrid's lovely ladies than books, Ricardo is sent by his father to rural Santiago to get his mind off girls. Discovering there are senoritas in the country as well, Ricardo serenades and wins the fair Carmina, daughter of his father's best friend. Their engagement soon goes awry, however, when Ricardo's old sweetheart decides to surprise him and drops by for a visit.
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HarperCollins Español
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Español
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El camino hacia el liderazgo auténtico puede empezar en lugares inesperados. Para el ejecutivo y viajero experimentado Victor Prince, ese viaje comenzó en el Camino de Santiago, un antiguo sendero de quinientas millas que se extiende por todo el norte de España. Dejando atrás el mundo lleno de presiones, y equipado con una mochila, zapatos fuertes y un pasaporte de peregrino para coleccionar estampillas en las paradas a lo largo de la ruta, Prince...
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Editorial Bamb�u
Pub. Date
2020.
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Español
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"Cuando la t�ia Victoria le dijo a Jacobo que ten�ia algo raro, marc�o su destino. Y cuando a los 6 a�nos le diagnosticaron (S0(Bgonfletes(S1(B, se confirm�o su sino fat�idico. As�i, todo lo que el chico se propone acaba en un enredo descomunal. Hasta que un d�ia, Jacobo decide que no est�a dispuesto a quedarse sentado a ver c�omo la vida pasa por delante de �el y toma la decisi�on de hacer el Camino de Santiago, como tantos...
20) Diez mujeres
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Publisher
Debosllo / Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
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"Un retrato implacable del alma femenina por la autora de El albergue de las mujeres tristes. Nueve mujeres, muy distintas entre s�i y que nunca se han visto antes, comparten sus historias. Natasha, su terapeuta, ha decidido reunirlas en la convicci�on de que las heridas empiezan a sanar cuando se rompen las cadenas del silencio. No importa el origen ni la extracci�on social, la edad o la profesi�on: todas acarrean sobre sus hombros el peso...
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