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Comedy drama starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martínez. A renowned but eccentric director is hired to helm a prestige picture starring two very different actors. With the trio struggling through a series of bizarre rehearsals, will the film ever make it in front of cameras?

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Emma Simmonds

The making of a prestige picture is at the heart of a captivating, laser-focused comedy from Argentinian directors Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat. Set in Spain, it follows Penélope Cruz's maverick film-maker Lola as she prepares her latest project, indulgently funded by ageing pharmaceutical giant Humberto (José Luis Gómez). For the story of two warring brothers, Lola selects two actors who form an intense rivalry from the off. Antonio Banderas is movie megastar Félix, with Oscar Martínez playing revered theatrical thespian Iván. Seamlessly blending elegance and absurdity, the film sharply satirises the hypocrisies and pretensions of its players, whose colossal egos and all-consuming contempt for one another cause all manner of drama. And Lola's eccentric methods result in some hilarious scenes, as her stars read lines under a boulder and are bound together by cellophane. Impactfully shot by Arnau Valls Colomer, the film makes the most of the stunning architecture of its rehearsal space, Cruz's eye-catching sartorial style is marvellous, and the cast sends up the industry, and themselves, magnificently.

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Cast

rolenameLola CuevasPenélope CruzFélix RiveroAntonio BanderasIván TorresOscar MartínezHumberto SuárezJosé Luis GómezDiana SuárezIrene EscolarMatíasManolo SoloJuliaNagore AramburuVioletaPilar CastroDaríoKoldo Olabarri

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rolenameDirectorGastón DupratDirectorMariano Cohn

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Theatrical distributor

Curzon

Released on

2022-08-26

Languages

English | Spanish

Guidance

Swearing, sexual references, nudity.

Formats

Colour

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