The 23^rd edition of Cinespaña will tonight be opened by two films – namely, The Motive [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Manuel Martín Cuenca
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intervista: Gustavo Salmerón
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Two of the seven fiction features duking it out for the 2018 Golden Violet are rocking up straight from San Sebastián: the excellent Quién te cantará [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Carlos Vermut
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intervista: Koldo Almandoz
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intervista: Arantxa Echevarría
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intervista: Ramón Salazar
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intervista: Elena Trapé
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intervista: Diana Toucedo
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Nor is the competitive New Directors section lacking in suitable attractions, particularly with Journey to a Mother’s Room [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Celia Rico Clavellino
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intervista: Carlos Marques-Marcet
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Also of note is a competition for documentaries that will gather together six features, five of which are helmed by women: See You Tomorrow God Willing [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nicolás Combarro
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The jam-packed Cinespaña programme is rounded off by a Panorama that includes three preview screenings, with the animated movie Another Day of Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Raul de la Fuente
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intervista: Álvaro Brechner
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Worth highlighting amongst the myriad events on the agenda are chats with Álex de la Iglesia (eight of his films and a three-title carte blanche will be presented as part of a sidebar on Spanish black comedy, and de la Iglesia will be joined in Toulouse by screenwriter Jorge Guerricaechevarría) and actress Barbara Lennie (whose career has been skyrocketing ever since Magical Girl [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Carlos Vermut
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intervista: Jaime Rosales
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intervista: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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