Lynn Belvedere

OFFICIAL COMPETITION 2021 (COMPETENCIA OFICIAL) SPANISH-ARGENTINIAN COMEDY

MORO SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2022 has the Australian Premiere of the critically acclaimed “OFFICIAL COMPETITION” (COMPETENCIA OFICIAL) as the opening night gala event movie film. Starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez, José Luis Gómez, Irene Escolar, and directed by Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat. Very entertaining behind-the-scenes of movie-making and about actors egos versus investors wishes. Delicious satire of the clever art of filmmaking, equally Comedy and Drama, with running time of 114 minutes, in Spanish with English subtitles.

This modern comedy masterpiece has a magnificent cast. An absolute must see, and delights again and again. Discover exactly who has the biggest ego, and who will try to destroy the measured efforts of the director/producer/cast. “OFFICIAL COMPETITION” (COMPETENCIA OFICIAL) is screening multiple times during the 2022 Moro Spanish Film Festival. Make the extra effort, to see this incredible film in a cinema. Highly Recommended.

OFFICIAL SELECTION – Toronto International Film Festival 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION (In Competition) – Venice International Film Festival 2021, Nominated Golden Lion Best Film NOMINEE – Best Film, Audience Award, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2021
NOMINEE – Best Actress in an International Production, Spanish Actors Union 2022

 

 

 

Only in cinemas, and presented by Palace Cinemas, the 2022 Moro Spanish Film Festival is a sensational line-up of the finest Spanish language cinema from Spain and Latin America and Australia featuring famous faces, including Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez, Paco León and Blanca Portillo along with exciting emerging talent.

The rich programme of thirty-four films consists of twenty-one features from Spain, ten from across Latin America including Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay and the Dominican Republic and another three from Australia and the USA and features a wide range of genres from period-set drama, documentary, realist drama, to satire and riotous comedy.

A surprising jewel in the crown of the Spanish Film Festival is the Australian produced, OUR VOICES (Nuestras Voces) This moving documentary, directed by Diana Páez, tells the story of a group of Spanish-speaking migrants who arrived in Victoria between the 1960s and 1980s, showcasing their contribution to the social and cultural fabric of Australia.

Shot in Melbourne, it features testimonies from Simon Palomares, actor, director and comedian; Telmo Languiller, Former MP – Speaker Legislative Assembly in the Parliament of Victoria; Rafaela Torres, Order of Australia award recipient; Alejandro Vargas and Alfredo Muñoz.

A project which aims to increase understanding of the migrant and refugee experiences, Our Voices is a powerful reflection on the strength and resilience of immigrants.

Spanish Cinema is renowned for its supernatural cinema, and psychological horror gets a good going over in THE HOUSE OF SNAILS (La casa del caracol) starring Javier Rey and Raúl Arévalo and Paz Vega.

A retro Seventies vibe adds superbly to the schlock shudder Grand Guignol sensibility of neo Gothic goings on as a writer seeking seclusion succumbs to an ancient curse.

Opening the Festival is the Australian Premiere of the much-anticipated satire “OFFICIAL COMPETITION” (Competencia oficial). Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martínez star.

Far removed from the gloss of subject and production of “OFFICIAL COMPETITION” is the powerful cinema verite super naturalism narrative “AMA” all about a mother and daughter who are evicted from their home, and forced to fend for themselves on the streets.

Shot largely in Benidorm, its a tough little cookie of a movie featuring a couple of tough little cookies navigating the traditional tropes of motherhood on the stormy seas of social, economic and emotional inequality.

MORO SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL 2022 in Sydney Cinemas from 19th April 2022 until 15th May 2022 at Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Palace Central and Chauvel Cinema.

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Published by Lynn Belvedere

Once we were old enough, my parents took the whole family to the Sydney CBD cinemas every week. Thus began a lifetime interest, in going to the cinema every week, and became a passionate cinephile by watching all those very heavily edited ''Australian Film Censorship Board'' true cinéaste versions of brand new release ''Cinematograph Films''. Greater Union always gave my father (who worked in Cinema Distribution Exhibition) guest double movie passes, to every first-night ''red carpet Opening Night'' at The State Theatre Cinema at 49 Market Street. Up until his death, my dad always received ''two house seats'' for every Opening Night performance events at the Theatre Royal SYDNEY and at Her Majesty's Theatre SYDNEY. As a child, when mum choose not to go, I often went with him, to those live performance events. As a young child, I remember being taken for each new show, at both The New Theatre at 60 Sussex Street, and the Phillip Street Theatre when located at 150 Elizabeth Street, and for classical music concerts at Sydney Town Hall. = = = ★★★★★ = = = Being happy is a choice, and I have always viewed my life, as material ready be made into a series of amazing tentpole movies. My New Years Resolution is kept every year: ''Get to see/review five new live theatre shows each week, and get to see/review six new cinema movies each week'', plus is one of the Australian Cinema Pioneers, and apparently have seen far too much already, but always wanting to experience more and more each year. I am also able to do almost everything that I enjoy doing. Yes, I do have a great daytime job in I.T. as ''Software Design Project Manager'', PLUS each evening until quite late - - - Australian Cinematograph Films historical censorship consultant - product-placement consultant - mystery-shopper consultant - playwright, writer, author, director, producer, photographer, cinematographer, color-grader, subtitles proofreader - arts/ drama/ music/ film critic and judge, journalist, member FIPRESCI & FCCA & AFCA, member AACTA accredited film reviewer-critic-writer, accredited IMDB.COM critic-reviewer-author, projectionist, plus an innovative iconoclast - - - ★★★★★ LYNN BELVEDERE ★★★★★ - - - [usr 5] - - -