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San Sebastian Film Festival · 2011

San Sebastian Film Festival 2011

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17 films · 3 reviews

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14 d'Abril: Macià Contra Companys

Recreates the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic and the political confrontation between the two presidents of the Catalonian Government during this period, Francesc Macià and Lluís Companys.

(Year: 2011; Director: Manuel Huerga; Writer: Toni Soler; Stars: Eduard Fernández, Manolo Solo, Joaquín Climent, Joel Joan, Joan Crosas, Montserrat Carulla, Pere Ponce, Maria Molins, Julio Manrique, Miquel García Borda, Carlos Olalla, Bruno Oro, Joan Massotkleiner, Marc Rodríguez, Fermí Reixach)

Carriere. 250 Metros

Documentary about Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel’s faithful collaborator.

(Year: 2010; Director: Juan Carlos Rulfo)

The Clay Diaries (El cuaderno de barro)

Documentary charting artist Miquel Barceló's work in Mali.

(Year: 2011; Director: Isaki Lacuesta; Stars: Miquel Barceló)

Crazy Horse

Documentary about famous Parisian cabaret, “Crazy Horse”

(Year: 2011; Director: Frederick Wiseman)

The Days After (Nochi No Hi)

A poetic reflection on mourning and the loss of a loved one portrayed through the story of a couple visited every night by their dead son.

(Year: 2010)

Extraterrestrial (Extraterrestre)

Review preview for Extraterrestrial

Alien invasion aficionados would do well to avoid but if you're a fan of the comedy of discomfort with a slacker vibe and a hint of romance, Extraterrestrial certainly has charms.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A love triangle simmers under the threat of an alien invasion.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2011; Director: Nacho Vigalondo; Writer: Nacho Vigalondo; Stars: Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces, Julián Villagrán, Raúl Cimas, Miguel Noguera)

Full review See: Interview with Nacho Vigalondo about Extraterrestrial and Windows , San Sebastian Film Festival: Wild Bill, Le Havre, Los Marziano, Rampart, Extraterrestrial

Flower And Snake (Hana to hebi)

(Year: 1974; Director: Masaru Konuma; Writer: Oniroku Dan, Yôzô Tanaka; Stars: Naomi Tani, Nagatoshi Sakamoto, Hijiri Abe, Hiroko Fuji, Yasuhiko Ishizu, Akira Takahashi, Kôji Yashiro) , Official site

Midnight showing

George Harrison: Living In The Material World

Documentary about the Beatle.

(Year: 2011; Director: Martin Scorsese; Stars: Eric Idle, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Phil Spector, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Dhani Harrison, George Martin, Olivia Harrison, Jeff Lynne)

A Light At The End Of The Tunnel In The Basque Country (Al Final Del Tunel)

Documentary investigates the end of terrorism by ETA, taking a look at its roots in Basque nationalism and offering a collective portrait of this part of Basque society at a moment key to its future in peace and freedom.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2011; Director: Andres Guiloff)

Madrid 1987

The balance of power and desire constantly shifts during the meeting of an older journalist and a young student, of two generations completely foreign to one another.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2011; Director: David Trueba; Writer: David Trueba; Stars: Ramon Fontserè, José Sacristán, María Valverde)

The Monk (Le Moine)

Review preview for The Monk

Structured like a Greek tragedy, steeped in Gothic gloom, this is a bold and dramatic tale but also a sly one.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
The tragedy of a devoted servant of God whose very righteousness leads him on the path to damnation.

(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2011; Director: Dominik Moll; Writer: Dominik Moll, based on the story by Matthew Lewis; Stars: Vincent Cassel, Deborah François, Sergi López, Geraldine Chaplin)

Full review

Midnight showing

On The Edge (Sur la planche)

Story of two young Moroccans and their harsh living conditions.

(Country: Morocco; Year: 2010; Director: Leila Kilani; Writer: Leila Kilani; Stars: Nouzha Akel, Mouna Bahmad, Rafika Bouazza, Soufia Issami)

Puzzled Love

The tale of a couple’s relationship told in 13 episodes written and directed by 4th year students at the school.

(Year: 2011; Director: Gaby Amione, Pau Balagué, Miriam Cañamares, Josecho de Linares, Gemma Ferraté, Alba Giralt, Alejandro Javaloyas, Marc Juvé, Carlos Pérez-Reche, Eduard Riu, Irene C. Rodríguez, Javier Sanz, Bruno Sarabia; Writer: Gaby Amione, Pau Balagué, Miriam Cañamares, Josecho de Linares, Gemma Ferraté, Alba Giralt, Alejandro Javaloyas, Marc Juvé, Carlos Pérez-Reche, Eduard Riu, Irene C. Rodríguez, Javier Sanz, Bruno Sarabia; Stars: Marcel Borràs, Saras Gil, Artur Busquets, Irene C. Rodríguez, Xavier Elías, Benjamin Nathan-Serio)

The Rabbi's Cat (Le chat du rabbin)

Extravagant animated fantasy set in 1920s Algiers

(Country: France, Austria; Year: 2011; Director: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar; Writer: Sandrina Jardel, Joann Sfar, Joann Sfar; Stars: François Morel, Maurice Bénichou, Hafsia Herzi, François Damiens, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Mohamed Fellag, Sava Lolov, Daniel Cohen, Eric Elmosnino, Alice Houri, Wojciech Pszoniak, Karina Testa)

Snowtown (The Snowtown Murders)

Review preview for Snowtown

Layer in the realisation that what you are seeing actually happened and the result takes you beyond disturbing into that place where your skin starts to creep and your brain crawls into the foetal position.

Amber Wilkinson · 5 out of 5
A vulnerable boy is drawn into the crimes of a charismatic serial killer. Based on a true story.

(Country: Australia; Year: 2011; Director: Justin Kurzel; Writer: Shaun Grant, Justin Kurzel; Stars: Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Craig Coyne, Richard Green, Louise Harris, Brendan Rock, Anthony Groves, Bob Adriaens, David Walker, Keiran Schwerdt, Frank Cwiertniak, Robert Deeble, Bryan Sellars) , Official site

Full review

Verbo

Merges fantasy and rap music to narrate the voyage of a young girl powerfully drawn into a new dimension.

(Year: 2011; Director: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson; Writer: Eduardo Chapero-Jackson; Stars: Djédjé Apali, Michelle Asante, Víctor Clavijo, Verónica Echegui, Alba García, Macarena Gómez, Adam Jeziersky, Najwa Nimri, Peter Peralta, Nasser Saleh, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Manolo Solo, Fernando Soto, Sergio Villalba)

Watcher In The Attic (Edogawa Ranpo ryôki-kan: Yaneura no sanposha)

A landlord falls for a murderous prostitute.

(Year: 1976; Director: Noboru Tanaka; Writer: Rampo Edogawa, Akio Ido; Stars: Junko Miyashita, Renji Ishibashi, Hiroshi Chô, Kyoichi Mizuki, Aoi Nakajima, Toshihiko Oda, Kazuko Tajima, Tokuko Watanabe, Yasuji Yashiro, Shiro Yumemura) , Official site

Midnight showing