Marisa Montiel |
Madrid (EFE).- The serial killer with the ghost mask returns to attack in “Scream VI”, which arrives this Friday at the cinema, together with the Spanish comedy “Mari(dos)”, with Paco León and Ernesto Alterio; the Norwegian “Sick of me” or the documentary about Nan Goldin who won the Golden Lion in Venice.
“Scream VI”, Ghostface strikes again
The success of the fifth installment, which grossed some $140 million worldwide last year, has brought back the artistic trio Radio Silence, charged with revitalizing the saga created by Wes Craven about the serial killer in the mask of ghost, known as Ghostface.
Part of the new group of teenagers introduced in the fifth installment, among them Jenna Ortega, whose popularity has skyrocketed for the series “Wednesday”, directed by Tim Burton, reprise their roles along with veterans like Courteney Cox and some new signings.
Paco León and Ernesto Alterio join forces in “Mari(dos)”
After debuting in 2019 with “La inocencia”, director Lucía Alemany makes the leap to more commercial cinema with this comedy from Telecinco Cinema, with a script by Pablo Alén and Breixo Corral (“3 more weddings”, “Anacleto secret agent”) .
Paco León and Ernesto Alterio play two men confronted by a woman (Celia Frejeiro) with whom, without knowing it, they have had parallel relationships, but when an accident leaves her in a coma, the men are forced to live together and be honest with themselves. .
Nan Goldin, her career and her fight against opioids
Winner of the Golden Lion at the last Venice Film Festival, “Beauty and Pain” is a documentary directed by Laura Poitras that narrates both the artistic career of photographer Nan Goldin and her activism in the fight against opioids in the United States. Joined.
The film aims to denounce a crisis that has left almost half a million deaths from overdoses without receiving the necessary medical attention and, on the other hand, to focus on the responsibility of the Sackler family, owners of the Purdue Pharma company, producer of OxyContin, the dominant opioid in the United States.
“Sick of Myself”, a black comedy about a toxic relationship
The first fiction feature film by Norwegian Kristoffer Borgli, together with Oslo Pictures -the producers of “The Worst Person in the World” (2021)- is a black comedy about a toxic and dysfunctional relationship that talks about narcissism and jealousy.
Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy competitive relationship that takes a turn when Thomas begins to break through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona.
“The Blue Caftan”, a delicate Moroccan drama
The second film by Moroccan actress and director Maryam Touzani is a story of love, fears and traditions that speaks of “the freedom to be who you are and to love who you want”.
Winner of the Fipresci “Un certain regard” award at the Cannes Film Festival and shortlisted for the Oscars, the story revolves around a married couple who run a traditional caftan shop in the Salé medina, one of the oldest in Morocco, and that hides a secret that threatens to come to light.
“María Casares, the woman who lived a thousand lives”
Documentary that approaches, through excerpts from her memoirs, the life of the Galician actress María Casares, exiled for being the daughter of the head of Government of the Second Republic and who became a mythical figure of French theater and cinema and an essential character of 20th century Europe.
Born in 1922 in A Coruña, at the age of 13 she went into exile in Paris and began studying to become an actress. Chameleonic, demanding and non-conformist, she related to the greatest creators of her time, from Jean Cocteau to Robert Bresson, Simone de Beauvoir or Picasso, and she maintained a relationship, for 16 years, with Albert Camus.
“Violet, the mischievous fairy”, a story to chase dreams
Animated film directed by Caroline Origer and written by Silja Clemens, which tells the story of Violeta, a curious and mischievous fairy, who gets lost in the human world and, to find her way back to the world of fairies, befriends of Maxie (12), a human girl.
Produced in Germany, this fairy tale for the whole family is an adventure that invites viewers to pursue their dreams, not to lose hope and the importance of values such as friendship, family, hard work and care for the environment.
“Purgatory”, life after death
Polish film, directed by Michael Kondrat, based on the visions and testimonies of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Saint Faustina Kowalska and the mystic Fulla Horak about the supposed immortality of souls and what is after death.
Padre Pio (1887-1968) was a Franciscan priest who received the stigmata of Christ and had different visions during his life; Saint Faustina (1905-1938) is a Polish seer and Apostle of Divine Mercy, and Fulla Horak was a Polish mystic who died in 1993.
“The second chance”, with Dustin Hoffman, in Filmin
“Second Chance” is a warm family drama starring Dustin Hoffman and Simon Helberg and marks the directorial debut of Mayim Bialik, writer, producer and actress who plays Amy in “The Big Bang Theory”.
The film follows a dysfunctional family whose father is falling ill. Abigail (Diana Agron) is a recently divorced mother of two trying to rebuild her life while caring for her parents, Eugene (Dustin Hoffman) and Barbara (Candice Bergen), as her brother Nathan (Simon Helberg) has moved away from them. .
The entry Cinema premieres: From the terror of “Scream VI” to the humor of Paco León in “Mari(dos)” was first published on EFE Noticias.