Jaime Rosales’ cinema is extremely special. It’s risky. And complex. It is challenging. And brave. He is alone. It is a cinema that constantly destroys and rebuilds itself, that looks in the eyes, that challenges with the mind, that embraces with ice and fire, that understands that there are threads that never end. In short, it is cinema, far from clichés and clichés, extraordinary in its most personal characteristics.
Jaime Rosales’ cinema, from worst to best
6 ‘blow to the head’
A complex film by its very approach, ‘Tiro en la cabeza’ is today remembered more for the amount of controversy that the treatment of ETA figures has aroused than for its artistic quality. And the truth is, although it’s sad, it makes all the sense in the world. Nothing worked in a very risky paper proposal that turned into constant boredom For a little less than ninety minutes they weighed like the heaviest of plates. A way as strange as it was unsuccessful for Jaime Rosales to “take advantage” of the success obtained with “La Soledad” a year earlier.
Headshot to eCartelera
5 ‘Sleep and silence’
If anyone thought that Jaime Rosales would be struck by the public failure and the more than lukewarm critical response obtained with the disappointing ‘Headshot’, they were wrong. And it is that, four years after that disaster, the filmmaker is back with ‘Dream and silence’, a proposal where improvisation played a fundamental role and which placed the viewer, once again, in the exact point that divides the beauty of the abyss. Fortunately, most of the scenes were in the first of the fields, resulting a film as imperfect as it is beautiful, as courageous as it is memorable.
Dream and silence in eCartelera
4 ‘Hours of the day’
Led by an immense Àlex Brendemühl in one of those roles capable of justifying an entire career, ‘The Hours of the Day’ continues to make an impact with the force characteristic of the great beginnings of Spanish cinema history. A first, that of Jaime Rosales, who He has already highlighted many of the main virtues that have ended up marking the director’s career: tense calm, routine captured with the same dose of coldness as reality, shots sustained to the limit, hypnotic characters and a very special treatment of intrigue. A truly extraordinary way of presenting oneself in (cinematic) society.
3 ‘Solitude’
Beyond his surprising victory at the Goya Awards 2007, an edition in which he competed as a minor rival against the gigantic and very favorite ‘El orfanato’, ‘La Soledad’ should be remembered as the confirmation of Jaime Rosales as one of the most interesting of our cinema . Starting from a series of formal decisions which, far from embracing frivolities and attitudes, They shone as an artistic decision full of coherence and inspirationthis story story worked like a charm thanks to its flawless cast, clever script, and most importantly, a fantastic direction in which every idea had a meaning and a reason for being. An extraordinary job.
Loneliness in eCartelera
Two ‘beautiful youth’
The first important work really close to the masterpiece signed by Jaime Rosales came in 2014 with ‘Beautiful Youth’, his most accessible film, which is not simple, to date. Featuring a gorgeous Ingrid García Jonsson and a wonderful Carlos Rodríguez, this love story in times of crisis is one of those films that captivate you from the first moment and won’t let you go to the end. An outcome that, among other things, remains one of the most devastating and powerful in the recent history of our cinema. An immense film in substance and form.
Beautiful youth in eCartelera
1 ‘Petra’
Four years after dazzling with the magnificent ‘Beautiful Youth’, Jaime Rosales confirmed his spectacular state of form with ‘Petra’, the best film of his career to date. With an immeasurable cast that highlights the ever-fascinating presence of Bárbara Lennie and a terrifying Joan Botey who plays one of the most unforgettable villains in the history of our cinema, the film always moves and breathes in tension, walking on the edge of a knife and tearing jaws and punching the stomach with its twists. A proposal of millimeter precision. An instant classic.
Petra in eCartelera
That’s why it’s always an experience to dive into one of their proposals, even those where the end result is closer to disappointment or confusion than a golden reward. Because you know that, for better or for worse, it comes an authentic journey in which letting go is a non-negotiable condition. Limits, walls and defenses that explode in every scene.
Through the six films that come together in this special, everyone, without exception, with indisputable flashes of genius, we find the creative universe of a very special director. Someone outside the margins, on the other side of the impositions, in front of the most beautiful cinematic freedom. Jaime Rosales, the wonderful exception.
Source: E Cartelera
Elizabeth Cabrera is an author and journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a talent for staying up-to-date on the latest news and trends, Elizabeth is dedicated to delivering informative and engaging articles that keep readers informed on the latest developments.
