film profile], which gets a cheeky nod in the Spanish-Argentinian-German-Brazilian film
Blood, which took part in the Transicions sidebar of this same festival) â feted it âfor offering a compelling plunge into a stifling reality through meticulous storytelling, convincing performances and masterful directingâ.
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This film revolving around a closeted gay policeman previously won the Best Actor Award (for the fabulous
Conrad Mericoffer) at the most recent Gijón and Turin Film Festivals, after it was first shown at Tallinn Black Nights. The same DâA 2021 jury handed a Special Mention to the Italian flick
th edition of the D’A Film Festival in Barcelona, in its Direccions section.
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With a shamelessly absurd idea serving as the driving force behind its mise-en-scène,
¡Corten! is a feature that possesses the wholesome virtue of not taking itself seriously even for a single second of its running time. Starring a cast of friends and with incredible appearances by the queer diva known as
La Prohibida and a polysexual youth idol who’s all the rage at the moment,
Samantha Hudson, one would also be forced to name Dario Argento as another character in this pop fever dream, as his famous lighting style featuring intense colours illuminates the film, which thus holds him up as a great source of inspiration. Also lurking around are those beautiful, glamorous characters of his – characters that nevertheless have low IQs, always venturing down dark, deserted alleyways and leaving the windows open so a murderer can easily climb in
Jo Sol, producer
Leo Dolgan and director of photography (and coproducer)
Daniel Vergara were making a pitch for their nascent project. Months later, it cropped up at Abycine Lanza, where it was presented with the MAFIZ award. The finished film made its global premiere at the 2020 Black Nights Festival in Tallin (leaving with two prizes: the Best Film award from the Ecumenical Jury and Best Soundtrack), enjoyed an exultant run at the Nantes Spanish Film Festival and has now touched down in Barcelona for the D A Film Festival, just weeks before it is scheduled to go on general release on 28 May.
th edition of the D’A Film Festival in Barcelona, in its Direccions section.
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With a shamelessly absurd idea serving as the driving force behind its mise-en-scène,
¡Corten! is a feature that possesses the wholesome virtue of not taking itself seriously even for a single second of its running time. Starring a cast of friends and with incredible appearances by the queer diva known as
La Prohibida and a polysexual youth idol who’s all the rage at the moment,
Samantha Hudson, one would also be forced to name Dario Argento as another character in this pop fever dream, as his famous lighting style featuring intense colours illuminates the film, which thus holds him up as a great source of inspiration. Also lurking around are those beautiful, glamorous characters of his – characters that nevertheless have low IQs, always venturing down dark, deserted alleyways and leaving the windows open so a murderer can easily climb in
Jo Sol, producer
Leo Dolgan and director of photography (and coproducer)
Daniel Vergara were making a pitch for their nascent project. Months later, it cropped up at Abycine Lanza, where it was presented with the MAFIZ award. The finished film made its global premiere at the 2020 Black Nights Festival in Tallin (leaving with two prizes: the Best Film award from the Ecumenical Jury and Best Soundtrack), enjoyed an exultant run at the Nantes Spanish Film Festival and has now touched down in Barcelona for the D A Film Festival, just weeks before it is scheduled to go on general release on 28 May.