When Gonzalo Eulogio told us that, when a critical review was carefully crafted, three times that the film in question did not show up in its second week (+ from the cinema, from the TV Info+), he suggested, with his usual irony, that the moviegoers of this city are conspicuous by their absence.
In his last show, the critic referred to three films: Sean Baker’s Red rocket; Sundown by Michel Franco of Mexico and The Forgiveness of Iran. Be warned, when Aana theater company didn’t give a single screening opportunity in the second week, it’s because the play went really bad. I can say that I watch movies almost always in complete solitude in these theaters.
Also the Spaniards, with far more questionable consequences that Gonzalo didn’t hint at. Las Gentiles (on adolescent suicides) by Santi Amodeo; La desvida (fantastic genre) and El comensal (failed literary adaptation). Las gentiles was watched by 773 spectators across Spain in its first weekend; La desvida, Valencian Agustín Rubio, 191; and The Diner for 2,500.
At the same time, Jurassic Park and the like continue to make money and thousands of euros each week, saving on theater bills, despite bad reviews. Let’s not forget that Alicante is the 4th province that collects the most in cinema. If Aana shut down, many moviegoers’ games would stop coming.
The council of millionaires, governments do not allow Alicante to lag behind 17 regional capitals and many cities. We cannot wait for disaster to happen without considering a solution. Today our cinephile board hangs on pins.