Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Pedro Almodovar Stars: Emma Saurez, Adriana Uguarte, Blanca Pares, Rossy de Palma, Daniel Graol, Dario Grandinetti. Pedro Almodovar’s 20th film is something of a dull affair that lacks many of the Spanish auteur’s usual flamboyant flourishes, edgy quality and stylistic signature touches. It doesn’t carry the emotional weight of his… Continue Reading »
LIVING IS EASY WITH EYES CLOSED
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Trueba Stars: Javier Camara, Francesc Colomer, Natalia Molina. The crowd pleasing Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed was a big winner at Spain’s Goya Awards, and it’s easy to see why. Chosen as the opening night film for the 2014 Spanish Film Festival, this is a charming, enjoyable and… Continue Reading »
JULIA’S EYES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Guillem Morales Stars: Belen Rueda, Luis Homar. Julia’s Eyes is a strong but cliched and rather generic Gothic suspense thriller that closed the Spanish Film Festival. Julia (Belen Rueda, from The Orphanage, etc) is gradually going blind from a degenerative disease. It is the same disease that plagued her… Continue Reading »
BIUTIFUL
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Stars: Javier Bardem, Maricel Alvarez, Diaryatou Daff, Eduardo Fernandez, Hanaa Bouchaid, Guillermo Estrella. A down beat and depressingly realistic drama about broken lives, family, dysfunctional relationships, fatherhood, parental responsibility, spirituality, survival and morality. Biutiful is the new film from Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Amores Perros, 21… Continue Reading »
