Isabel Coixet with the song ‘Un amor’; Juana Macías with ‘El kindness’, Patricia Font with ‘The teacher who promised the sea’, Jenifer Castañeda (‘Gleich’) and Paloma Zapata with ‘La singla’ are some of the directors who opened a very Spanish billboard. Notable documentaries and the return of Captain Marvel and the cosmic cat Doraemon.
‘One Love’
Seven Goya and 2020 National Cinematography Award winner Isabel Coixet is directing an adaptation of Sara Mesa’s rural drama ‘Un amor’, which explores the inner contradictions of thirty-year-old Nat (Laia Costa). He carries hidden wounds and takes refuge in a small town and is isolated where he tries to start from scratch.
His new environment is hostile: The house he rents is in ruins, the landlord (Luis Bermejo) is a sexist who is incapable of helping, and his neighbors are fake or manipulative people with a friendly face (Hugo Silva, Ingrid García-Jonsson, Francesco Lane). The young woman decides to accept an uncomfortable sexual proposition from Andreas (Hovik Keuchkerian), the only person with whom she has any kind of contact.
‘wonderful’
‘The Marvels’, the sequel to ‘Captain Marvel’ (2019), returns with Brie Larson, but this time she is not the sole hero but part of a trio of women centering the most feminist movie possible in a world full of superheroes. .
The film is directed by Nia DaCosta, who also wrote the screenplay. Megan McDonnell and Elissa KarasikIt has a very simple plot that makes it unnecessary to know all the details of the Marvel world to understand the movie (or get completely lost).
‘Goodness’
Responsible for comedies like ‘Pregnant’ or ‘Under the same roof’, Juana Macías now dives into one of the most intriguing topics that will evoke laughter: the family secrets of the movie ‘El Favor’, which makes class struggle as well as misunderstandings even funnier.
The Gallardos are a wealthy and respected family who spend their summers in a luxurious farmhouse that Amparito (Luisa Gavasa) maintains down to the smallest detail. ‘tata’ for the family’s three children Teresa (Inma Cuesta), Benja (Diego Martín) and Aura (Sara Sálamo) were like a second mother. When they receive the news of his death, they go to town to say goodbye and reunite with the deceased’s only son, Tomás.
‘The teacher who promised the sea’
Patricia Font faces a historical drama based on the life of Antoni Benaiges, a republican teacher executed in a town of Burgos; Here, before the Civil War, she initiated an innovative pedagogical method that rewarded her students with the promise of knowing the sea. .
Ariadna (Laia Costa) discovers that her grandfather has long been searching for the remains of her father, who disappeared in the Civil War. Determined to help him, he goes to Burgos and arranges for a mass grave to be opened where he can be buried. During your stay there you will learn the story of Antoni Benaiges (Enric Auquer).
‘Singla’
Paloma Zapata, director of documentaries such as ‘Peret, yo soy la rumba’ or video clips of groups such as Izal or Vestusta Morla, traces an extraordinary dancer who is considered “the best flamenco dancer” in the documentary ‘La Singla’. in the world “In Germany in 1965.
She is Antonia Singla, one of the greatest flamenco dancers in history, deaf almost from birth, who revolutionized the flamenco world in the 60s of the last century and disappeared from the stage before she turned 30.
‘Gleich’
Canarian filmmaker Jennifer Castañeda adapts her own novel in her feature debut:Gleich will tell Kellen’s story with visualsA child who hasn’t spoken since his mother’s death.
His introverted character and isolation lead him to decide to travel from Dresden, Germany, where his father lived for a summer, to the island of El Hierro; There he meets Manuel, an old man with a mental disability and a mental age of 10, and forms a friendship with him beyond words.
‘Seed of the Son’
The documentary ‘Semilla del Son’, directed by Juanma Villar, which came to cinemas after its world premiere at the Son San Sebastián Festival, treats the experiences of musician and composer Santiago Auserón as a ‘road movie’.
He says his first visit to Cuba in 1984 definitely influenced his musical career.
‘The importance of being called Ernesto and the absurdity of being called Eric’
César Martínez Herrada directs the biographical documentary ‘The importance of being called Ernesto and the absurdity of being called Eric’ about Eric Jiménez, drummer of Los Planetas and Lagartija Nick.
A cinematographic portrait of a unique artist on the Spanish music scene.
The memory of cinema: a film about Fernándo Méndez-Leite
Moisés Salama directs this documentary about Fernando Méndez-Leite, one of the important names in the history of Spanish cinema.
His life and memory include not only the telling of these stories: Spanish cinematographybut also the culture, politics and social changes that accompany it.
‘Rioja, the land of a thousand wines’
José Luis López-Linares focuses on the documentary ‘Rioja, the land of a thousand wines’.
The aim is to ensure that the moment of hatching is known. wine region, with the talents and contributions of new generations together with great historical wineries.
‘God’s Bullet’
Nick Cassavetes, son of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowland, is releasing his latest feature film, ‘The Bullet of God’.
A dark and violent thriller Describes Detective Bob Hightower’s dive He joins an evil cult to save his kidnapped daughter and avenge the murder of his wife. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Jamie Foxx and January Jones.
‘Tiger 3’
Directed by Maneesh Sharma and written by Aditya Chopra, ‘Tiger 3’ brings back spies Tiger (Salman Khan) and Zoya (Katrina Kaif) to save the country and their family.
This time it’s a personal matter and there is a purpose for revenge.
‘Doraemon: Nobita’s new dinosaur’,
Kazuaki Imai is directing the script for Genki Kawamura, a remake of F. Fujio Fujiko’s manga. This Japanese animated film reimagines ‘Doraemon’, one of the longest-running franchises that has released over 40 films.
In ‘Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur’, the cosmic cat visits a dinosaur exhibit with the school and finds a stone that looks like a fossil of a dinosaur egg. The time scarf returns Doraemon and the fossil to its original state, and two twin dinosaurs emerge from the egg, which he names Kyu and Myu.
‘Fauna’
In the documentary ‘Fauna’, Pau Faus pairs the life of an old, sick shepherd living in a forest on the outskirts of Barcelona with the daily life of a high-tech laboratory for experimentation on animals. While the priest sees his work disappearing, scientists are busier than ever researching a vaccine against Covid-19.
‘The return of the king’
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the release of the film ‘The Return of the King’, which is celebrated this year, Warner Bros. is re-releasing ‘The Lord of the Rings’, one of the most acclaimed trilogies in history, in Spain. . Each film will be released within a few weeks, with “The Fellowship of the Ring” opening tomorrow through November 12; “The Two Towers” on November 17-19 and “The Return of the King” on November 24-26.