queen of the monastery

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We still remember the taste it left in our mouth fondly. Marta Díaz, ‘My Dear Sisterhood’ (2018), A. comedy It took place in the religious setting of a fraternity in Ronda. Of course, you can make a good comedy out of any situation, as long as you start from two basic premises that are not met in the situation at hand: a good script and great direction from the actors.

‘Queen of the monastery’ It fails to pass the minimum standards of professional cinema and is a complete wreck. The film begins with Mario Vaquerizo (here a woman) praying before Jesus in a church, muttering before him: “What abs!”

Tired of living with her godmother Bibiana Fernández, she decides to enter a convent to marry Jesús. The high priestess of the quirky community is Antonia San Juan, who always wears a pink sash that reads Mother Superior. Situations, dialogues and jokes take us back to the past. Cinema by Chiquito de la CalzadaI ask for forgiveness for the teacher.

in a row debutante Carmen Perona He wants to pay homage to the shower scene in ‘Psycho’. That’s when, along with the sister played by Gemma Cuervo, she discovers Mario Vaquerizo’s penis while looking where she shouldn’t and faints (this is not a spoiler, it’s in the trailer).

Although the resonances Perona wants to achieve seem to be those of Almodóvar’s ‘Among the Dark’, given that this monastery is not devoid of hallucinogenic cakes or lesbian touches. Unfortunately The sense of amateurism undermines any attempt to take the operation seriously.

A curiosity: Vaquerizo’s make-up and characterization giving her a reasonable resemblance to María Botto. And a question: why does the billboard around the Goya festival need to be blurred with the most meaningless premieres of the year (“Palacio Estilistas”, “Honeymoon”, “Faro” and this unclassifiable story of nuns).

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