No. 58 (2022) OFFICIAL COMPETITION July 20th.

 

Film No. 58 (2022)  July  20th.  6.30 PM   Cinema 1.  LUNA,  Leederville.

 

"And it's not the first time I've worked with an idiot." (Ivan explains the experience he has had as an actor in film, and that working with actors like Felix is a challenge he has overcome previously).

Three of Spain's leading performers strut their stuff in a particularly engaging satire; poking fun at actors, the film industry, and the over indulged. 

The wealth and reputation of Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and the slightly less known Oscar Martinez combine to produce a feature poking fun at themselves as they devised (with the help of writer/directors Cohn and Duprat) a film within the rehearsal of a film.

Eighty year old multi billionaire Humberto (Jose Luis Gomez) wants to leave a legacy. Maybe a bridge? What about a film? Yes it will be a film. An adaptation of an award winning book of melodramatic proportions. He employs Lola (Cruz), Felix (Banderas) and Ivan (Martinez). They are the best money can buy. The film will be an award winner; an entry into Official Competition.  

We witness nothing of the film's shoot, for good reason (the film's conclusion) but only the bizarre, indulgent, nature in which Zola directs her players (Banderas and Martinez) through the rehearsal process. The images and the tussle between over-indulged egos highlight an entertaining feast for the mind and the eye.  10GUMS.