Urraca
"2011 short film by Philip Piaget"
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About this film
2011 short film by Philip Piaget. Urraca (also spelled Hurraca, Urracha and Hurracka in medieval Latin) is a female first name. In modern Spanish, the word "urraca" means magpie, derived perhaps from Latin furax, meaning "thievish", in reference to the magpie's tendency to collect shiny items. Onomastic analysis however suggests that the name Urraca is of Basque origin, and bears a meaning different from magpie.
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Themes
Themes & topics
Historical background
Postwar screen culture in 2011 faced television competition, shifting star systems, and new international co-production models. Archival sources describe Urraca as name list. Contemporary context can be traced through sources such as the Wikipedia article on Urraca.
Why this film matters
Urraca remains part of the screen heritage of its era, offering evidence of prevailing genres, production methods, and audience tastes. Later revivals, archive screenings, and digitization have kept such titles accessible to researchers and dedicated viewers long after their first commercial runs.
Making of
Production details for Urraca are sparse in widely available English-language sources.
What critics said
Reception records for Urraca are uneven; interest today is concentrated among archivists, historians, and viewers of older cinema. Modern assessment tends to emphasize historical value, craft, and cultural context rather than box-office performance.
Did you know?
- Urraca is catalogued with Wikidata id Q113114784.
- Release year is recorded as 2011.
Visual style
Visual style reflects the technical norms of its period and format.
Innovations
No widely documented breakthrough is attached to the title in standard references.
Music
Silent or early sound-era presentation depended on live accompaniment or rudimentary recorded cues where applicable.
What audiences thought
Audience records for Urraca are limited; it is now chiefly encountered through archival collections and specialist programming.
Film restoration
Survival and restoration status should be verified against current archive holdings.
Where to watch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rDk1wh_QoI
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip%20Piaget%20-%20Urraca%20(2011).webm
- Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/27955087