Small Cantabrian Village Hides a Romanesque Treasure and a Film Set
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There is a small village in Cantabria, Spain. Only 17 people live there.
The village has a special old building. It is a Romanesque church. Romanesque is a very old style of building.
A film called 'La bola negra' was made in this village. The directors are called Los Javis.
Los Javis said the film is for people whose lives ended too soon. They call these 'unfinished lives.'
The film looks at the past. It shows a queer story. This means it is about LGBTQ+ people.
The directors want people to understand today by looking at history.
The village is small, but it is now famous. People know it for the film and the old church.
Vocabulary15 words
- village
- a very small town
- Romanesque
- a very old style of building from long ago
- queer
- a word for LGBTQ+ people or topics
- director
- a person who makes a film
- unfinished
- not finished; stopped before the end
- Cantabria
- a region in the north of Spain
- residents
- people who live in a place
- gem
- something very special and beautiful
- style
- a special way of doing something
- century
- one hundred years
- location
- a place where something happens
- past
- time before now
- present
- time now
- film
- a movie
- famous
- known by many people
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1. 17 2. A Romanesque church 3. True
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There is a small _____ in Cantabria, Spain. Only 17 people live there.
The village has a special old building. It is a _____ church.
A film called 'La bola negra' was made in this _____.
The directors are called Los _____.
Los Javis said the film is for people whose lives ended too soon.
They call these '_____ lives.'
The film looks at the past and shows a _____ story.
The directors want people to understand today by looking at _____.
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