Painting a screen pic of Tenerife
You’ve seen the holiday brochures but are you ready for Tenerife the Movie? Well maybe that’s a slight exageration but some of the stuning landscapes of Tenerife will soon be seen on the big screen with the release of the film, Oscar - The Colour Of Destiny.
The Spanish language film tells the true story of Oscar Dominquez, Tenerife’s most famous artist who was born in La Laguna just over 100 years ago but killed himself at the age of 51. Moving to Tacaronte, also in the north east corner of Tenerife, in his childhood, Oscar suffered from a brittle bone disease that led to severe bouts of depression and his early death. After leaving Tenerife in his early 20’s, he studied art around Europe, spending time in Madrid before settling in Paris and becoming an admired surrealist artist.
A lot of the film was shot in Tenerife, showing him painting some of the wonderful wilder natural areas of the island. Also being shown as Oscar - A Surreal Passion, in some countries, it will get it’s forst showings at the Berlin Film Festival from Febrauary 7 to 17 before going on general release from March 28.
Oscar Dominquez work is very popular now and his old home in La Laguna is easy to spot as it has a suitably surreal giant sardine can around the front door.
