From “Cinco lobitos” to “Model 77”: the 10 best Spanish films so far this year

After her much celebrated ‘Verano 1993’, Carla Simón has achieved what seemed impossible to many, that is, exceed the bar and the expectations placed on their talent. And the fact is that, ever since it won the historic Golden Bear for Best Film at the last Berlin Film Festival, this ‘Alcarràs’ has not stopped garnering critical acclaim at its feet.

Now, once it has been shown that it has also worked on a public level and that his Oscar run seems more than good, at least to reach the nomination, only a masterpiece capable of bringing together a whole life in each of its instant pieces. A film in which every detail counts and which seems destined, if it has not yet happened, to be written in golden letters in the history of our cinema.

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Led by an imposing Laia Costa, protagonist of a cast which also highlights the total mastery of Susi Sánchez and Ramón Barea, ‘Cinco lobitos’ is one of those seemingly small films that end up becoming giants. And the best thing is that this aforementioned transformation takes place thanks to the details, the minimal gestures, the delicacy and sensitivity of a story whose emotional impact lasts over time, anchoring itself in the memory with the same tenderness with which it is told. . A wonderful debut in Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s feature film.

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The great cinematic surprise of Spanish cinema so far this year it is called ‘Voy a passármelo bien’ and has come in the form of a musical and to the rhythm of the songs of Hombres G. Hopping and refreshing pop by David Serrano, responsible for the enthusiastic direction and co-writer with Luz Cipriota, becomes a melodic excuse to tell a beautiful story of first loves, penultimate goodbyes and unbroken friendships. An almost perfect entertainment that can be enjoyed with a smile glued to the face from start to finish.

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Alberto San Juan, Blanca Suárez, Carlos Santos and a superb Miren Ibarguren, this actress begins to become a real scandal, they command ‘El test’, one of the two films released by that director in love with the frenetic pace of work called Dani de l’order . A director who, moreover, is a guarantee when it comes to giving shape to proposals that are always fun and enjoyable, with a fluid rhythm and an elegant staging, even if with minimal elements, and with a cast that always manages to get the most out of it. . . And here we have one of his roundest examples to date.

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After the brutal “The Unknown”, one of the best debuts of Spanish cinema in recent years, and the disappointing “The Shadow of the Law”, Dani de la Torre is back in the feature film with “Live is Life”, a hot proposal starring an inspired cast of teenagers. Written by Albert Espinosa and with an impeccable visual invoice, we are here a tender story that satisfies its main objectives: to entertain and excite. It will not go down in the history of our cinema, even if it does not pretend to do so, but it is a fascinating show.

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The Spanish comedy of the year, a label for which numerous proposals fight in every film exercise, is on Netflix and is called ‘Amor de madre’. Okay, it may be that its duration is too long and you get to the end with a bit of effort, plus the surprises are evident from their absence, but the number of gags that work is so high and the chemistry between them Quim Guiterrez and a plethora carmen machi it’s so awesome that there is no choice but to surrender to Paco Caballero’s best film.

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After signing the monumental and challenging ‘Who prevents it’, the always interesting Jonás Trueba has lightened the baggage considerably with ‘You must come and see it’, a proposal lasting just over an hour that works particularly well in his homage to simplicity, routine, the everyday and the minimum. A story that is enjoyed by calm observation and listening and which is amplified by a prominent quartet of authentic height: Itsaso Arana, Francesco Carril, Irene Escolar and Vito Sanz.

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With ‘Cage’, Ignacio Tatay signs another of the great debuts of Spanish cinema seen (and enjoyed) in recent years. Suffocating in his mystery, exemplary in his staging and admirable in the acting aspect of a cast dedicated to the cause, with a magnificent Elena Anaya to the headwe are talking about one of those films that grows in your memory from the moment you turn on the lights in the room. A little gem that will hopefully get the cult it deserves over time.

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With the immeasurable Miguel Herrán and Javier Gutiérrez, who are accompanied by a high-level cast of secondary characters, “Modelo 77” Satisfy the long-awaited return to feature film by one of our best directorsAlberto Rodríguez, six years after the excellent ‘The man of a thousand faces’.

On this occasion the director, who together with Rafael Cobos also takes care of the screenplay, immerses us in a dramatic thriller with a suffocating prison context set in the 70s and based on real events that It captures you from the first scene and doesn’t let you go until its beautiful final shot. One of the Spanish films of the year, without a doubt.

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