There’s an unnerving veil hanging over the windswept beaches and quaint rural milieus that make up “Creatura,” a brave and remarkably self-assured personal excavation film. Hailing from Catalan filmmaker and actress Elena Martín Gimeno, whose performance as the central figure Mila is both reassuring and vulnerable, “Creatura” follows one woman’s relationship to her body, desire, and sexuality, beginning with adulthood and eventually leading to her earliest childhood memories. The film observes an erratic adult Mila as she drifts through a series of adolescent memories. As various chapters from youthful summers unfurl like dreams, she attempts to heal her relationship with her body. Elegantly crafted and brazen in perspective, the film was awarded Best European Film at the 2023 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
It’s provocative, yes, but not overly titillating. Gimeno’s film is honest about the way girls are alienated from their own desires at every stage of development.
It’s provocative, yes, but not overly titillating. Gimeno’s film is honest about the way girls are alienated from their own desires at every stage of development.
- 5/25/2023
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
There are only two days left until Cannes 2023 comes to a close, and much like yesterday, things have seemed a bit quiet. The movie on most everyone’s lips, at least if social media is any indicator, was Trần Anh Hùng’s period drama “The Pot au Feu,” a feature that, according to TheWrap’s Ben Croll in his review, “might very well be the most handsomely shot and soothingly felt serving of art house food porn ever brought to screen. It’s about to become your mother’s favorite film, and it’s an absolute delight.”
But before the screening started, as Variety reported, a demonstration in support of Indigenous land rights took place on the film’s red carpet. It was led by the directors and actors of “The Buriti Flower,” a film showing in Un Certain Regard directed by Portugal’s João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora.
But before the screening started, as Variety reported, a demonstration in support of Indigenous land rights took place on the film’s red carpet. It was led by the directors and actors of “The Buriti Flower,” a film showing in Un Certain Regard directed by Portugal’s João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora.
- 5/25/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
Creatura, the debut feature from Spanish director Elena Martín Gimeno, has won the Europa Cinemas Label prize for best European film in the 2023 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight section. The drama, about a seemingly perfect couple who can’t manage to have sex anymore, explores themes of repression and female sexual desire.
Gimeno co-wrote the screenplay for Creatura with Clara Roquet and stars in the film alongside Clàudia Dalmau, Clàudia Borràs, Oriol Pla, Alex Brendemühl, Clara Segura, Marc Cartanyà and Carla Linares.
The European Cinemas jury called Creatura a “well-written and impressive portrayal of a woman as she tries to come to terms with her sexuality and intimacy while reflecting on her childhood and teenage experiences. This is a subject that has been covered before, but each character is so multi-layered and believable that the film is easy to relate to — both the female and the male characters. There are challenging moments but there is humor,...
Gimeno co-wrote the screenplay for Creatura with Clara Roquet and stars in the film alongside Clàudia Dalmau, Clàudia Borràs, Oriol Pla, Alex Brendemühl, Clara Segura, Marc Cartanyà and Carla Linares.
The European Cinemas jury called Creatura a “well-written and impressive portrayal of a woman as she tries to come to terms with her sexuality and intimacy while reflecting on her childhood and teenage experiences. This is a subject that has been covered before, but each character is so multi-layered and believable that the film is easy to relate to — both the female and the male characters. There are challenging moments but there is humor,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Grigor Dimitrov won't have good memories of the 2023 Barcelona Open as almost everything went wrong for him over the week.
It all started a few days ago, when the Bulgarian player had his 70,000€ watch stolen in Barcelona. It all happened very fast and no one was harmed, but it surely wasn't a pleasant experience for Dimitrov. After the incident, he took on Emilio Gomez from Ecuador in the second round of the 2023 Barcelona Open and advanced through to round three.
There, Dimitrov was set to take on the eighth-seeded Alex de Minaur from Australia as the two wanted to dissect their 'rivalry' on the Atp Tour. Before, they met four times with each player winning two matches and so one could march ahead in the head-to-head on Thursday.
But unfortunately for Dimitrov and fans, who awaited them at the Pista Andres Gimeno in Real Club de Tennis Barcelona, this match...
It all started a few days ago, when the Bulgarian player had his 70,000€ watch stolen in Barcelona. It all happened very fast and no one was harmed, but it surely wasn't a pleasant experience for Dimitrov. After the incident, he took on Emilio Gomez from Ecuador in the second round of the 2023 Barcelona Open and advanced through to round three.
There, Dimitrov was set to take on the eighth-seeded Alex de Minaur from Australia as the two wanted to dissect their 'rivalry' on the Atp Tour. Before, they met four times with each player winning two matches and so one could march ahead in the head-to-head on Thursday.
But unfortunately for Dimitrov and fans, who awaited them at the Pista Andres Gimeno in Real Club de Tennis Barcelona, this match...
- 4/20/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
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