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The Esmeraldas Beach

THE ESMERALDAS BEACH

La plage d'Esmeraldas

Directed by Patrice Raynal
France, 2019
Documentary

Synopsis

On arriving in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Patrice Raynal finds himself immersed in the tumult of a carnival. The music and dancing – more ambi­guous phenomena than first appears – provide the through-line for his first-person narrative.

Synopsis

On arriving in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, Patrice Raynal finds himself immersed in the tumult of a carnival. The music and dancing – more ambi­guous phenomena than first appears – provide the through-line for his first-person narrative.