, by Isabel Coixet, for example. Personally, what interests me the most is the idea of starting with this artificial universe â a universe that has gone off the rails or begun to decline â and looking at each individual element to see whatâs underneath. So, while the films you mention smoothed the way in some respects, for me Magaluf is a distinctive character in its own right, not just another setting. Things happen there that couldnât happen anywhere else. I love books and films that create a whole universe with its own very particular rules, and perhaps my most direct influence was the graphic novel