Do i have to carry my backpack all the way to santiago. We began our camino in the medieval french town of le puyenvelay, one of the original starting points. Seven celebrities tackle a medieval pilgrimage to see whether it still has relevance today. Dudley glover, an insulindependent diabetic with cardiac complications, has an online journal of his 500mile trek across northern spain as he follow the road to santiago. 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. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies.
The intrepid seven arrive in biarritz and make their way to the start of their pilgrimage, a small town in the foothills of the french. Every summer, i start to think back on my journey, and the many lessons it taught me. The pilgrim passes through different types of compellingly beautiful scenery. First the loss of his wife and then the unexpected loss of his only son daniel emilio estevez. The film features the accounts and perspectives of six pilgrims as they navigate their respective journeys from france to. Take an extra day or 2 to experience santiago at the end.
You wont recapture the sense of the pilgrimage on foot. If youre specifically interested in the french way, this is a great way to learn. In the way, tom sheen is a dentist dealing with grief. Although partly shot in france, the film was not theatrically released in this.
The way a movie with martin sheen and emilio estevez. The route is the connection between the via tolosana in france and the french way in spain. Priest kate celebrates this kind of charity as a spiritual moment. In parts of the journey there is some road walking, though pathways are set near to the highway rather than on them. In this post youll find some practical tips of what you should pack for the camino, which routes to choose for walking the camino, when is the best time to do the camino, where to stay along the camino. Even if you do not believe, the jacobean route has to his credit with a lot of movies on the road. The road to santiago film is about one mans search for the alchemist as he walks the 800km pilgrimage from france to santiago in spain. Driving some 500 miles from the pyrenees to trace the pilgrims route to santiago is a fools idea. Saying he did not want the film to appeal to only one demographic, emilio. Perhaps the most famous camino movie, this one is a classic.
Daniel was killed tragically as he begun the famous journey on the road to santiago in northern spain. The camino a documentary by edward fleming youtube. Neil, jj and kate discover a fountain of free wine, where thirsty pilgrims can drink straight from the tap. It traverses the beautiful hilly landscapes of galicia. The medieval pilgrim routes through france and spain to santiago. Jeanpiedduport near biarritz in france to santiago. 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. There is a poignant interview with the daughter of felisa, one of the wellknown characters along the way who. Bbc two pilgrimage, the road to santiago, episode 2, the.
This programme could have achieved so much yet fell sadly short of every expectation. Even if you dont speak french, the scenery speaks for itself. Seven celebrities face a medieval pilgrimage to see whether it still has relevance today. Alan field wrote his first script the likes of us, which after a chance meeting with jimmy mcgovern became part of the bafta, rts, and emmy award winning series the street series 1, ep4.
The very definition of pilgrim on a pilgrimage is a journey or search of moral or spiritual significance. The spanish film al final del camino is a romantic comedy directed by roberto santiago. The road to santiago movie is a very real account of the journey as walked by alan fields. Our plan was to walk 20 to 25 kilometres a day, which would get us across france, over the pyrenee mountains, and into santiago, near the west coast of spain, in 10 weeks, each of us carrying a small. Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. I personally found this book to be an invaluable reference while walking the pilgrimage route. The complete cultural handbook by gitlitz and davidson elicits strong feelings, both pro and con. At age 16, im armed with a few cameras and ready to battle out the. One of the surprising observations i had was that people i thought would drop didnt and most of the people i saw with problems were younger people perhaps trying to push their walking too fast. I walked the way in 2012, and it has thus far been the most transformative travel experience of my life. As a frenchman, he probably would not have called the route by that name.
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