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- 1 2 Scott, A.O. (24 February 2009). "Three Wise Men, Bumbling Their Way to Bethlehem". The New York Times . Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ Hughes, Darren (April 2009). "Albert Serra Interviewed on El Cant dels ocells (Birdsong)". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ Knight, Ryland Walker (25 February 2009). "Your forking: "Birdsong" and "Waiting for Sancho"". MUBI Notebook. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ↑ "El cant dels ocells". Acadèmia del Cinema Català (in Catalan). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
General references
- Reichert, Jeff (24 February 2009). "Magi Hour: Albert Serra's "Birdsong"". IndieWire . Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- Chang, Justin (21 May 2008). "Review: 'Birdsong'". Variety . Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- "Albert Serra, Radical Classicist". Harvard Film Archive. Archived from the original on 10 December 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
