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The festival will premiere ‘Four Walls’ by Ibon Eating and ‘La Vano’ by Eloy Calvo
Actor Richard Gere will return to the 9th Barcelona International Film Festival, Sant Jordi BCN Film Fest, which will take place from April 24 to May 2, in an edition that will honor the centenary of Marcelo Mastroianni on its poster and with a retrospective.
Gere, who was the godfather of the first edition of the festival, will return to the BCN Film Fest in his role as a producer of the documentary ‘Wisdom of Happiny’, by Philip Delaquis and Barbara Miller, about the figure of the Dalai Lama, as explained on Wednesday in a press conference by the festival director, Conxita Casanovas.
Casanovas has presented a preview of the festival’s program in which he mentioned that the relationship between cinema and literature, cinema and history, and topics such as precarity, women’s rights, and fatherhood in the 1970s will be highlighted.
In its official section, the festival will feature the Norwegian film ‘Adorable’ by Lilja Ingolfsdottir; The premiere of «Four Walls» by Ibon Corma, starring Manuela Vallés and Sofía Otero (‘20,000 species of bees’); «The Divine Sarah Bernhardt» by Guillaume Nicloux, and the premiere of ‘La Vusto’ by Eloy Calvo, with Pol López as the protagonist.
The official section will also include «Miss Violet» by Louise Violet; «Reading Lolita in Tehran» by Riklis, starring Golshiffeh Farahani and Zar Amir Ebrahimi; «Things like These» by Tim Mients, with Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson in the lead roles, and «The Quiet Child» by the sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin, addressing the far-right and featuring Vincent Lindon in the cast.
Out of competition
In the official out-of-competition section, the BCN Film Fest will feature ‘Diamanti’ by Ferzan Özpetek; The animated film «The Most Precious Merchandise» by Oscar-winning Michel Hajanavicius («The Artist»), and the documentary «Wisdom of Happiness» about the Dalai Lama.
The Cinema Amb Gràcia section will include «Bob Trevino Likes Him» by Tracie Laymon, with Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo in the cast, and «Jane Austen Ruined My Life» by Laura Piani.
Asian cinema will take center stage in the Asian Music Bymountry section, featuring music and titles like «Belle» by Mamoru Hosoda; «Blue Giant» by Yuzuru Tachikawa; «Chungking Express» by Wong Kar-Wai; «Office» by Johnnie a; «Perfect Days» by Wim Wenders, and «Sympathy for Lady Vengeance» by Park Chan-Wook.
Following the centenary of his birth last September, the BCN Film Fest will dedicate the poster, with a frame of «Fellini 8 1/2», and a retrospective to the figure of Mastroianni.
The retrospective will include titles such as «Fellini 8 1/2» and «La Dolce Vita» by Federico Fellini; «The Night» by Michelangelo Antonioni; «The Sun Girsters» by Vittorio de Sica; «The Stranger» by Luchino Visconti; «A Special Day» by Ettore Scola, and «The Big Feast» by Marco Ferreri, among others, in addition to the documentary «Marcello, A Sweet Life» by Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri.
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The festival will premiere ‘Four Walls’ by Ibon Eating and ‘La Vano’ by Eloy Calvo
Actor Richard Gere will return to the 9th Barcelona International Film Festival, Sant Jordi BCN Film Fest, which will take place from April 24 to May 2, in an edition that will honor the centenary of Marcelo Mastroianni on its poster and with a retrospective.
Gere, who was the godfather of the first edition of the festival, will return to the BCN Film Fest in his role as a producer of the documentary ‘Wisdom of Happiny’, by Philip Delaquis and Barbara Miller, about the figure of the Dalai Lama, as explained on Wednesday in a press conference by the festival director, Conxita Casanovas.
Casanovas has presented a preview of the festival’s program in which he mentioned that the relationship between cinema and literature, cinema and history, and topics such as precarity, women’s rights, and fatherhood in the 1970s will be highlighted.
In its official section, the festival will feature the Norwegian film ‘Adorable’ by Lilja Ingolfsdottir; The premiere of «Four Walls» by Ibon Corma, starring Manuela Vallés and Sofía Otero (‘20,000 species of bees’); «The Divine Sarah Bernhardt» by Guillaume Nicloux, and the premiere of ‘La Vusto’ by Eloy Calvo, with Pol López as the protagonist.
The official section will also include «Miss Violet» by Louise Violet; «Reading Lolita in Tehran» by Riklis, starring Golshiffeh Farahani and Zar Amir Ebrahimi; «Things like These» by Tim Mients, with Cillian Murphy and Emily Watson in the lead roles, and «The Quiet Child» by the sisters Delphine and Muriel Coulin, addressing the far-right and featuring Vincent Lindon in the cast.
Out of competition
In the official out-of-competition section, the BCN Film Fest will feature ‘Diamanti’ by Ferzan Özpetek; The animated film «The Most Precious Merchandise» by Oscar-winning Michel Hajanavicius («The Artist»), and the documentary «Wisdom of Happiness» about the Dalai Lama.
The Cinema Amb Gràcia section will include «Bob Trevino Likes Him» by Tracie Laymon, with Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo in the cast, and «Jane Austen Ruined My Life» by Laura Piani.
Asian cinema will take center stage in the Asian Music Bymountry section, featuring music and titles like «Belle» by Mamoru Hosoda; «Blue Giant» by Yuzuru Tachikawa; «Chungking Express» by Wong Kar-Wai; «Office» by Johnnie a; «Perfect Days» by Wim Wenders, and «Sympathy for Lady Vengeance» by Park Chan-Wook.
Following the centenary of his birth last September, the BCN Film Fest will dedicate the poster, with a frame of «Fellini 8 1/2», and a retrospective to the figure of Mastroianni.
The retrospective will include titles such as «Fellini 8 1/2» and «La Dolce Vita» by Federico Fellini; «The Night» by Michelangelo Antonioni; «The Sun Girsters» by Vittorio de Sica; «The Stranger» by Luchino Visconti; «A Special Day» by Ettore Scola, and «The Big Feast» by Marco Ferreri, among others, in addition to the documentary «Marcello, A Sweet Life» by Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri.
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