The setting for a crazy night in Madrid where everything gets worse. ‘Everyone has a bad day’ first film as director Eva Hache, In theaters on Friday, January 26. The host of programs such as ‘Noche Hache’ makes a suggestion: action-packed black comedy His debut as a film director was something he never dreamed of doing… until he got the call. Alex de la Iglesia, producer of the movie.
“He said to me: ‘I have a script that I want you to direct. I thought it was a crazy and very brave move on his part, but if he trusted me I would have to do it, too,’” says Hache. “Moreover, This is a trend that will never pass again. and I love being in a situation where I know little but have a lot to learn,” adds the former pageant judge. ‘Talented’.
The heroine of the movie is Sonia (Dusty Mother), a young woman who likes everything is under control, but he will live heart attack night Just a few hours before the most important day of your life. What is the reason for such an important day? He prepares for life in almost isolation from the world for five years. doctoral thesisHe must defend this in front of the court the next morning, in the presence of his family and friends.
No cell phone, no money
But when the garbage was dumped on the street the night before, Lack of mobile phone and moneyShe meets a friend who has just broken up with her boyfriend and insists she go to a bar for a few drinks. Sonia only agrees because she needs to comfort himHowever, he does not know that this last minute decision will turn his life upside down and force him to do everything he has not had the courage to do for 36 years.
“There are moments in your life when suddenly something happens that sets you off and makes you reconsider whether what you’re doing is really satisfying you or whether you need a change, and that’s what happened with my character,” says Polvorosa. , which underlines the movie “has a moral and it can make you think about your own life.
From Scorsese to Tarantino
Black humor, ‘income‘, action and even social criticism are intertwined, reminiscent of the famous ‘Everybody Has a Bad Day’ ‘Wow, what a night!’ by Martin Scorsese 1985. “The first time we talked to Ana [Polvorosa] And I told him to watch this movie, even though it was much darker than ours, because I wanted to show a Madrid full of colors at night,” says the director, who wanted to add a Tarantino touch to his film.
“I had to rely a lot on my intuition, the movies that moved me and inspired me, to know what movie I wanted to make,” Hache admits. “And I loved that aspect of black comedy Tarantino. “There isn’t a lot of violence in ‘Everybody Has a Bad Day,’ but that touch of exaggerated violence that takes you into comedy was very interesting to me,” says the director. “fear” and “worst days” the course of his life.
“I was terrified when it came to getting all the supplies needed for the shoot, constantly making decisions, and transporting a hundred people. a responsibility “I’ve never felt this in any other job,” he emphasizes.
I want to repeat
Of course he wanted to repeat. “There were days during the shoot when I came home happier, and there were days when I left in a dark state of uncertainty. But when the movie was over and I lowered my alarm, I thought: Have we done everything we need to do? Will it all fit together? It’s almost like a puzzle.” I didn’t even dare to see” he admits.
He even enjoyed the post-production process once his fears were overcome. Hache, whose first work as a director was released, lists, “I was unaware of all the toys a director could use and all the things with which you could then embellish and complete the film with colors, music…” , it almost feels like a dream: “It feels a bit dreamy.”