Spain's “nueva ola” returns to Rome
The second edition of cinemaSpagna (running through May 10 in Rome) returns to present the “nueva ola” of Spanish cinema with six recent titles, including The Best of Me [+see also:
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The programme reflects a thriving industry that gives voice and space to new talent and diverse genres: Belén Macías’ My Prison Yard [+see also:
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Festival guests include Spanish film muse Ariadna Gil and Marian Álvarez, 2007 Silver Leopard winner at Locarno 2007, as well as directors David Trueba and Isaki Lacuesta, and producer Joan Ginard, discoverer of new talent.
The festival, directed by Federico Sartori and Iris Martín-Peralta, also pays homage to the 70th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War, and to the debut films in Spain of master filmmaker Marco Ferreri.
(Translated from Italian)
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