The History of Sadness
2014, Spanish. Directed by María José Alós.
Found footage short film piece conceived through the articulation of appropriated and recycled film fragments to conform a unified crying scene composed by different women, bodies, faces, ambients and characters. Structuring a beginning, a climax and an ending. An inquiry into the construction of (self) identity, gender issues, memory, and the process of rewriting/reimagining personal recollections. Assembled as a chapter for an autobiographical long film called An Appropriated Self-Portrait, edited using a fragmentary structure that relies on a linear narrative.
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- 0h 9m
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- Spanish
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- 1 January 2014
- Original title
- La historia de la tristeza
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The History of Sadness isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2014. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The History of Sadness, try Be My Cat: A Film for Anne, V/H/S, Maria by Callas.
Who directed The History of Sadness?
The History of Sadness (2014) was directed by María José Alós.