In February 2019, The Silence Of Others (El silencio de otros) won the Goya award for best documentary of the year. It’s directed by Robert Bahar and Almudena Carracedo and produced by Pedro Almodóvar with his production company Deseo. So, let me add that, also thinking about Damián Szifron’s wonderful Relatos salvajes (2014), it’s clear … More The Silence Of Others: Movie Review
In 1994 Roman Polanski directed Death and the Maiden, a three-actors (Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson) film adaptation of a 1990 play written by Ariel Dorfman. The film is about a very tough topic, the dictatorships in Latin America, is incredibly powerful, and is impeccably directed and acted. Even though it’s not a … More Death And The Maiden: Movie Review
The death of Stalin is a 2017 film made by the Scottish director Armando Iannucci (not your typical Scottish name…) with an exceptional mostly-Anglo-American cast: Steve Buscemi, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin… and so on and so forth. The film shows us Stalin’s last night, reunited with his most loyal men, and then the days immediately … More The Death Of Stalin: Movie Review
