FULL PROGRAMME: THE FILMS

"A very brilliant debut... is and wants to be a rare bird in the landscape of new and abundant Spanish cinema... "A very brilliant debut opera [...] wants to be and is a rare bird in the landscape of the new and prodigal Spanish cinema [...] an angry, distressing, feverish and certain cinema" EM.LM

"Extraordinary [...] captivating beauty [...] a painterly film in its framing, immersive in its continuous movement and with masterful use of... "Extraordinary [...] captivating beauty [...] a painterly film in its framing, immersive in its continuous movement and with a masterful use of sound [...] unique, unsettling, breathtaking and essential." EP.EFS

"Magnificent fable about loss [...] The way in which characters relate to a space unbalanced by absence... "A magnificent fable about loss [...] The way the characters navigate a space unbalanced by absence and the traces of tragedy is masterful. ★★★★ EPE.DF

"A love ode to coexistence from a trans experience... Ian de la Rosa surprises with a love story... "A love ode to living together told from a trans perspective [...] Ian de la Rosa surprises with a classic love story featuring unconventional characters" ★★★ EM.LM

"Breathtaking [...] The surprising sensory film about desire that redefines the 'coming-of-age' with symbolism and sensuality" ★★★★ FO.JP "Breathtaking [...] The surprising sensory film about desire that reformulates the 'coming-of-age' genre through symbolism and sensuality" ★★★★ FO.JP

"Stimulating praise of knowledge, temperance and doubt in the Sorrentino style [...] The Italian director, with his usual binomial formed by... "A stimulating praise of knowledge, temperance and doubt in the Sorrentino style [...] The Italian director, with his usual pairing of humour and solemnity, has composed a prodigious film. EP.JO

"Pelliti's work is prodigious [...] The conflicts [...] are there, but Herzi doesn't overemphasise the dramatic [...] Many elements... "Pelliti's work is prodigious [...] The conflicts [...] are there, but Herzi does not overemphasise the drama [...] Many elements well concatenated and shown with pause and naturalness. ★★★★ EPE.QC

"Magnificent cinematography by Mauro Herce that captures, with a sensual film grain, the desolate landscapes of Fuerteventura and, in the style of... "Magnificent cinematography by Mauro Herce, which captures Fuerteventura's desolate landscapes with a sensual film grain, and, in the style of Claire Denis, the impressive physique of a Canarian wrestling heavyweight. ★★★★ LV.PE

"[It handles] both a visual and sonic stylisation, and an unmistakably ‘Kubrickian’ spatial sterility, to envelop the narrative in tension, an atmosphere... "[Manages] both a visual and sonic stylisation and an unmistakably ‘Kubrickian’ spatial sterility to imbue the narrative with an absorbing tension, an atmosphere of menace, and a sense of doom." ★★★★ EPE.NS

"An epic film [...] which functions as an exceptional, feverish and somnambulistic political and poetic manifesto [...] as revealing as it is uncomfortable [...]... "An epic film [...] that works as an exceptional, feverish and sleepwalking political and poetic manifesto [...] as revealing as it is uncomfortable [...] Unmeasured, for its sheer simplicity and miraculously revolutionary nature. ★★★★ EM.LM

"It is one of the most beautiful and exciting debuts of the year (...) a very delicate example of sensory cinema, tender (...) and of... "It is one of the most beautiful and exciting debuts of the year (...) a very delicate example of sensory cinema, tender (...) and of a sincerity so clear and vibrant that, in effect, it enthuses. ★★★★ EM.LM

"A beautiful film that returns to us, as if in a mirror's reflection, one of the fundamental moments in the... "A beautiful film that returns to us, as if in a mirror's reflection, one of the fundamental moments in the history of cinema.

"It's an unusual, very daring romantic comedy, and probably the hottest film of the year [...] it's a transgressive and sweet film,... "It's an unusual romantic comedy, very daring and, probably, the hottest film of the year [...] it's a transgressive and sweet film; we can also say it's fresh and hot, at the same time. ★★★★★ EC.MM

"Guadagnino overwhelms, subjugates and strips bare all their sexual myths in Daniel Craig's body… a dazzling, magnetic and provocatively abstract... ""Guadagnino overwhelms, captivates and lays bare all sexual myths through Daniel Craig’s body […] a dazzling, magnetic and provocatively abstract reflection on sexuality and freedom" ★★★★ EM.LM

"The director [...] surprises once again with a hypnotic journey to the depths of cinema as a dreamlike experience outside of time [...] dazzling... "The director [...] surprises again with a hypnotic journey to the depths of cinema as a dreamlike experience outside of time [...] dazzling work. ★★★★★ EM.LM

"A hilariously, devastatingly brilliant portrait of a mother in crisis [...] one of the rawest, most honest films ever made... "A hilariously and heartbreakingly brilliant portrait of a mother in crisis [...] one of the rawest, most honest films ever made about contemporary motherhood IW.DE

"Another magnificent film by Fernando Franco about human desolation [...] a fascinating film. A work which, paradoxically, and despite its... "Another magnificent film by Fernando Franco on human desolation [...] a fascinating film. A work that, paradoxically, and despite its volcanic themes, is much more whispered than shouted. EP.JO

"Its minimalist staging is reminiscent of the cinema of Robert Bresson […] The second part of the film, the most interesting, is... "Its minimalist staging is reminiscent of Robert Bresson's cinema […] The second part of the film, the most interesting, also becomes thematically a ‘Bressonian’ fable about the individual's freedom or lack thereof in carrying out their actions

"One of those increasingly rare gems that prefers to stay true to itself rather than sell out to commercial incoherence. It turns out... "One of those increasingly rare gems that prefers to stay true to itself rather than sell out to commercial incoherence. It is raw and uncomfortable, wild in every artistic decision it makes, and, at the same time, hypnotic ★★★★½ CI.JZ

"An extraordinary drama [...] so brilliant [...] for the exquisiteness of the text and [...] for the mastery with which the filmmaker... ""An extraordinary drama [...] so brilliant [...] thanks to the exquisite writing and [...] the masterful way in which the filmmaker brings the family history and the characters" emotions to life within that house." ★★★★ EPE.DF

"The big revelation of the year is anticipated [...] the director, with the invaluable help of a cast very close to perfection,... "The great revelation of the year is anticipated [...] the director, with invaluable help from a cast very close to perfection, raises a true monument of emotion, certainty, sorrow, and liberation. ★★★★ EL.LM