I had watched The Critic several times, which was dedicated to illuminating the figure of Carlos Boyero, perhaps the last of the Spanish film critics of his generation to have such an impact. The piece, which will be released by the TCM channel on October 21, will be directed by Juan Zavala, whose cinephilia has led the way since its inception to present Encuentros Zabaltegi de Donosti (from Tolosa) and become the group’s head of communications. channel. Come on, who knows what he’s been up to.
Boyero is a provocateur and takes advantage of it. He started writing about the night in the Leisure Guide. When Fernando Trueba left the film critic blank in this medium, he took his place and to this day. Judge a movie by whether it reaches you, touches you, moves you, interests you, or annoys you. He makes an instinctive criticism, not an analytical one.That’s what most guilds do.
The episode where Boyero broke up in the middle of the screening at Class A Festival was famous and he talked about it in his review. As a result of the episode, a number of filmmakers in the caliber of Víctor Erice and José Luis Guerín wrote to the director of El País to stop him. All this appears in detail in the documentary. Moreover his friction with Pedro Almodóvar, whose cinema is of no interest to me Salamanca to communicator.
What is interesting about the critic is the abundant testimonies of his fellow colleagues. Some are not kind to him, just like his. some colleagues who called it misogynistic, stale and outdated. There is no doubt that it is one of the best documentaries of the season.