The Film Festival It has finally returned to movie theaters throughout Spain. Between October 2 and 5, spectators from all over the country will be able to enjoy a very reduced price on their tickets.
For the first time, without the need for prior accreditation, tickets can be purchased for only €3.50. This is less than half of what is normal in many theaters, especially in large conglomerates in the main capitals.
Furthermore, in this Film Festival 2023 The billboard has arrived very loaded with films of all kinds. The public will be able to choose from horror films to science fiction films, including very authorial proposals from some of the great directors in history.
A very complete catalog that includes titles such as the successful Barbie and Oppenheimer. There is also opportunity for families with children in films such as Elementary and Ninja Turtles: Mutant Chaos. However, here we leave you five other good proposals to take advantage of the event.
Mystery in Venice
The first of our proposals for the Film Festival It is designed for lovers of detective movies. Kenneth Branagh premieres the third film of its Hercules Poirot, the iconic investigator created by Christie Agatha. On this occasion, the director adapts the novel The apples, although it changes the elegant London style for the gothic and sinister Venice. In this way, the filmmaker mixes the whodunit genre with touches of horror films. Furthermore, despite being the third part of the saga, it is not necessary to have seen the previous two, since they are independent and self-contained stories.
In Mystery in Venice, Poirot lives in the Italian city after having retired from his job as a detective. However, a writer friend invites him to a night party at a palazzo. There they will attend a seance to try to reveal the true causes of a death that happened years ago. Although the protagonist is reluctant to participate in what he considers an absurd scam, he soon finds himself involved in a case more complex than he thought.
The Creator
The second proposal that we leave you for the Film Festival is aimed at science fiction fans. The Creator It is an original story from the director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). With only 80 million dollars, the filmmaker has managed to make a film with the air of a great blockbuster. What stands out above all is a very rich and deep world and an impeccable aesthetic with extraordinary special effects. Furthermore, its theme is very current.
In a near, post-apocalyptic future, the United States is at war against Artificial Intelligence robots, which roam freely in Asia. Joshua, a soldier, is given a mission to find the AI’s ultimate weapon and destroy it, as well as its mysterious Creator. But, upon finding the dangerous weapon, he discovers that she is just a robot girl. Moral dilemmas will begin to appear in Joshua’s head as the situation becomes more and more critical.
Saw X
If what you are looking for in Film Festival It is something of pure gore terror, the saga Saw has arrived to save the day. The tenth film in the franchise returns almost to its origins. Saw X It is set between the first installment and the second, focusing especially on the bloodthirsty John Kramer, one of the worst murderers in history. The character played by Tobin Bell returns once again to take the reins in a story of revenge that, in general, has convinced critics and audiences in its first days on the billboard.
The plot of Saw X features Kramer, alias Jigsaw, in his final years of life. He is very sick due to very advanced cancer, so he decides to undergo an experimental treatment. But soon after he discovers that it was all a hoax to get the money and scam vulnerable people. Very angry, he decides to return to what he does best, the most sadistic torture possible. A true lesson for those who dared to laugh at him and his misfortune.
Close the eyes
Not everything is going to be great international films. In Spain, the Film Festival has arrived marked by one of our best directors, Victor Erice. The author of works as important as The spirit of the hive and The South returns 30 years after his last fiction film. She does it with Close the eyes, a film that many saw as his farewell, a kind of cinematographic testament. In the recent San Sebastian Festival, where he has been awarded the Donostia Prize, he himself has rejected that position. Perhaps the portentous film is the beginning of his long-awaited return and not a nostalgic last dance.
In Close the eyes, Erice He tells a story in which he repeats some themes from his past, although he adds new nuances. During a shoot, a renowned actor, Julio Arenas, disappears. The police rule that he suffered an accident at the edge of the sea, although his body was never found. Years later, a television program recovers the case, showing for the first time images of the last scenes that Arenas filmed. All of them were recorded by the director and great friend of his Miguel Garay.
Monster
Those who want to take advantage of the Film Festival To take your cinephilia out for a walk you have several very interesting alternatives. Apart from the film Erice or the new of Woody Allen (Stroke of luck), especially highlights Monsterfrom the Japanese master Hirokazu Koreeda. Winner of the Best Screenplay award in the past Cannes Film Festivalthe film marks the filmmaker’s return to his country after five years.
A mother begins to notice that her son, Minato, is behaving strangely and very unusual. These behaviors escalate and the mother discovers that one of her teachers is responsible. Therefore, she decides to break into the school demanding explanations about what is happening. But, through the vision of the three protagonists, the truth gradually emerges.