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the film, including two scenes mentioned in
the article: the 16th-century university clois¬
ter and the

rainy/shady scene when the
family jumps out of the car to have its pic¬

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where the Basque country is located, is

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ever-changing, going from sunny to rainy
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and dark,

October, when we filmed there. We also did
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ing for the best light.

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tricky camera riggings we had.
Fernando Arguelles
Director of Photography,
My Basque Country
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