A grandfather who walked in the middle of the night through lands that, despite everything, can never be removed from the memories of his heart. A prisoner who scratches his huge beard from his bed of books and shirts and analyzes every detail to the millimeter. A mother and daughter who care for each other with the most unconditional love. A frightened girl crying while listening to Estopa. A bar chat that takes your breath away and keeps you tied to your seat.
Goya 2023: best film analysis
1 “Five Little Wolves”
Led by an impressive Laia Costa, the main protagonist of a cast in which the total mastery of Susi Sánchez and Ramón Barea should also be highlighted, ‘Cinco lobitos’ is one of those seemingly small films that end up becoming giants. And the best thing is that, this aforementioned transformation, It is produced thanks to the details, minimal gestures, delicacy and sensitivity of a story whose emotional impact lasts over time., anchoring itself to memory with the same tenderness with which it is told. A wonderful cinematic debut for Alauda Ruiz de Azúa that has more than earned us the enthusiasm to follow each of her next steps.
Five wolves at eCartelera
2 “Model 77”
Protagonists some immeasurable Miguel Herrán and Javier Gutiérrez, who are accompanied by a supporting cast of authentic level, ‘Modelo 77’ more than fulfills its condition as a highly anticipated return to feature film by one of our best directors, Alberto Rodríguez, six years after the excellent ‘ The man of a thousand faces’.
On this occasion, the director, who is also responsible for the screenplay together with Rafael Cobos, immerses us in a dramatic thriller with a suffocating prison context set in the 70s and based on real events that captures from the first scene and does not let you down until the his beautiful final shot. One of the Spanish films of 2022, without a doubt. And one more than just nominated for the queen category of the next Goya.
Model 77 at eCartelera
3 ‘Alcarràs’
After her celebrated “Summer 1993”, Carla Simón has achieved what seemed impossible to many, namely, exceed the bar and the expectations placed on your talent. And it is that, since it won the historic Golden Bear for Best Film at the last Berlin Film Festival, this “Alcarràs” hasn’t stopped garnering applause from the critics at its feet.
Now, once proven that it worked for audiences as well, the only thing that can be called a total triumph is that of a masterpiece capable of bringing together pieces of a life in every moment. A film in which every detail counts and which seems destined, if it hasn’t happened yet, to become a classic of our cinema. If ‘As bestas’ loses the night’s big prize, no doubt, it will fall this way.
Alcarràs in eCartelera
4 ‘the mother’
Film of a very particular and transparent emotion, ‘La maternal’ is the definitive confirmation of Pilar Palomero after the rightly celebrated (and awarded) ‘Las niñas’. Thus, with her second feature film, the writer-director once again strikes the key to constant inspiration with a story written and told with delicacy, honesty and a closeness and tenderness that captivate without reservation.
Led by an immeasurable Carla Quílez, we are talking about a story full of moments of cinema in the purest and most real state. In the fifth place that several films seemed to fight for, the one chosen ended up being ‘La maternal’ It is a decision that deserves to be celebrated.
The nursery in eCartelera
5 ‘like beasts’
The duo formed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña continue to subscribe to the happy philosophy of constant success and with their latest work, ‘As bestas’, they deliver what could be considered (and celebrated) as their greatest work to date. A proposal that fully immerses you in its rural atmosphere, its unfortunate bars, its suffocating open fields, its frightening snowy forests and its golden and tense dialogues, while also presenting a collection of characters for memory. All of this, of course, wonderfully written, directed and acted, thus completing one of the great Spanish films of the last decade. Paint winner. And with all the justice in the world.
Come bestas in eCartelera
These are respectively ‘Alcarràs’, ‘Modelo 77’, ‘Cinco lobitos’, ‘La maternal’ and ‘As bestas’. We are talking about the nominees for Best Film in the next edition of the Goya Awards. We are talking about five of the most extraordinary proposals of the last decade of Spanish cinema. We are talking about a series of works that will remain with us forever in our memory. We are talking about five indisputable artistic successes.
Given this admirable scenario, any victory would be just, it being understood, yes, that Goya seems to be exclusively among the masterpieces of Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Carla Simón. However, if the films of Pilar Palomero, Alberto Rodríguez or Alauda Ruiz de Azúa end up surprising, it is difficult to imagine that the general ovation would be less. It’s what must be part of a 2022 forever written in gold letters in the history of our cinema.
Source: E Cartelera
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