Official Competition

2021

1h 54m

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6.6/10

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When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero and radical theatre actor Iván Torres. Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?

Directors

Gastón Duprat

Mariano Cohn

Writers

Mariano Cohn(screenplay by)

Andrés Duprat(screenplay by)

Gastón Duprat(screenplay by)

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Antonio Banderas

Penélope Cruz

Oscar Martínez

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Félix Rivero

Lola Cuevas

Iván Torres

Humberto Suárez

Matías

Julia

Diana Suárez

Violeta

Darío

Ariel

Felix's Self-defense Coach

Félix's Girlfriend

Félix's Girlfriend

Félix's Girlfriend

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Sue Flack

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Directors

Gastón Duprat

Mariano Cohn

Writers

Mariano Cohn(screenplay by)

Andrés Duprat(screenplay by)

Gastón Duprat(screenplay by)

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7/10

"Suárez" (José Luis Gómez) is a pharma gazillionaire who is concerned about his legacy. He considers building a bridge for the community before alighting on the idea of hiring wacky film director "Lola" (Penélope Cruz) to make a film based upon a book he hasn't even read! She recruits two actors - "Iván" (Oscar Martínez) and "Félix" (Antonio Banderas) who are the thespian equivalent of chalk and cheese. She is hoping that their rivalry will spice up her film... Well it certainly spices up this one! The former is a more method actor, a teacher, a considered and measured individual. The latter is a playboy, multi-award-winning Hollywood star with all the concomitant baggage that attracts. For the next two hours we have a really quite enjoyable series of sparring encounters, peppered with some juicily dark humour as the two play games with one and other - and with "Lola" too. They even cast the daughter of their producer "Diana" (Irene Escolar) who takes part in an hot make-out scene with the director whilst her somewhat astonished father looks on, bewildered... It's really well paced, with rarely a dull moment leading to a denouement that I found entirely satisfactory. It is a touch on the long side but is a wonderful send up of the pretentiousness of the film industry poking fun at the shallowness and pseudo-intellectualism of those involved in a frequently laugh out loud fashion. It probably doesn't need to be seen on a big screen - largely consisting of indoor photography based around their endlessly lively rehearsals, but if you do get an opportunity to watch, then you ought not to be disappointed. Cruz's hair seems to have a life of it's own too!

Geronimo196729 Aug, 2022