Película-Pelikula
may be on its 13th edition this year, but there’s no bad luck in
sight as the movie Vivir es fácil conlos ojos cerrados (Living is Easy with Eyes Closed) is set to open this
year’s festival with no other than the film’s director David Trueba presenting
it. The film, the winner of 6 Goya Awards and recently chosen as Spain ’s
entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category in upcoming Academy Awards,
leads the selection of over 20 films (feature length, shorts and documentaries)
to be screened in the biggest Spanish film festival in Asia
this October 10-19, 2014
at the Greenbelt 3 Cinemas.
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| David Trueba |
Aside
from presenting Vivir es fácil con los
ojos cerrados (Living is Easy with Eyes Closed) on October 10, 2014 , 7:00
PM , David Trueba will be having an open forum right after the
screening. His other films Madrid
and Soldados de Salamina/Soldiers of Salamina will also be screened in the
festival.
Running
along with the film festival on October
10-18, 2014 will be an exhibit at Greenbelt 5 Fashion Walk. Opening
on October 10, 2014 , 5:30 PM , the exhibit, fusing film with human
interaction, will showcase a mirror display that will reflect various clips
from the films from the festival. Red boxes in tripods dispersed in the venue allow
shoppers to view clips of the Spanish films.
Mexican
films are represented this year with two documentaries, Espantapájaros and Azul
intangible, and three feature films Implacable,
La cebra, and La revolución de Juan Escopeta making up the festival’s A Window on Mexican Cinema in
collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico in the Philippines.
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| Spanish Ambassador Luis Calvo |
Other
highlights of the festival include the midnight screenings featuring the
disturbing and the bizarre Caníbal and Las brujas de Zugarramurdi, animated
films Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones
and La revolución de Juan Escopeta
and a diverse selection of Basque short films namely A Political Story, Cólera,
Democracia, Hotzanak, for your own safety and Zela Trovke that are co-presented by the Etxepare Institute.
As
always, the audience will get to choose which film they like best through the
Audience Choice Award. Stubs will be given throughout the festival where
audience members can rate the movies that they have seen. For every five
movies, viewers can then qualify for the raffle wherein the prize is a round
trip ticket to Spain ,
courtesy of Qatar Airways.
A
selection of films screened in the festival then travels to Cinematheques in Zamboanga
on October 28-31, 2014 , Baguio
on November 6-9, 2014 ,
Ilo-ilo on November 13-16, 2014 ,
and Davao on November 20-21, 2014 through the efforts of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).
La vida inesperada/The Unexpected Life
During
the press conference, members of the media were able to see the film La vida inesperada (The Unexpected Life), directed by Jorge Torregrosa. Set in New York City, the film tells
the tale of two cousins, Juan (Javier Cámara), a struggling actor who does odd
jobs to make ends meet and Primo (Raúl Arévalo), a handsome financial adviser
who seems to get what he wants (dream job and beautiful woman) with ease. When
Primo moved in with Juan right before his wedding due to unclear reasons, long standing
jealousies, unresolved issues, rivalries, their dreams, aspirations, and also love
lives are brought out into the open.
The
film gave viewers a glimpse of New York City
from the eyes of a foreigner. While a lot of people flock that famed city in
order to make dreams come true it also holds true that in this place, one can
have their dreams dashed and broken. It also highlighted how easy it is in New
York City to hook up and/or fall in love.
What
I loved most about the film was the music score by Lucio Godoy and Federico
Jusid. Taking cues from George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F and Rhapsody in Blue,
the sweeping, jazz infused music brilliantly captured the grandeur and allure
of New York City and its diverse
inhabitants.
Javier Cámara can also be seen at the festival’s opening
film Vivir es fácil con los ojos
cerrados (Living is Easy with Eyes Closed) which should delight his fans
here.
Película-Pelikula
is presented by Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain, the Film Development
Council of the Philippines (FDCP), Greenbelt
and Ayala Cinemas. The festival is also made possible by Emperador Distillers,
Vibal Foundation, Qatar Airways, in collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico,
Instituto Etxepare, Ayala Museum
Ticket
price:
P100
For
inquiries:
Instituto
Cervantes 526-1482
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