Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesJavi (newcomer Néstor Goenaga) comes to the Sauna Popular in search of work in order to enable his dream of becoming a singer to come true. Unfortunately, the business is going through hard times, and so Asun (Antonia San Juan), can only offer him menial work. Javi is not there long before … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSpanish filmmaking duo David Matamoros and Ángeles Hernández swap their usual roles of producers to become the co-directors and writers of his intriguing queer melodrama. Adapted from a very successful stage play, it is the story of two very different married couples who are quite ruthless in pursuing their own desires. Two close childhood … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesSpanish filmmaker Arantxa Echevarría feature directing debut Carmen and Lola was the first Spanish film selected to play in the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Festival . It was a great start for this tale of forbidden teenage love which would go on to pick up several awards on the Film Festival circuit. This … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesEl Planeta is the debut feature film of Spanish artist, and now also film director, Amalia Ulman. The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film festival to an enthusiastic audience. Ulman is the director, writer, producer, and star of the film. Her own mother, Ale Ulman, is also in the film, making her … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesBringing Him Back is an intense yet gentle psycho-drama about family, set in the Spanish countryside outside Barcelona. Following his mother’s death, Moi (Ricardo Gomez) travels with his boyfriend, post-grad student Biel (Eneko Sagardoy), back to his mother’s rural house. His sister Mia (Bruna Cusi) has already returned to the house and the three … Continue reading