2023-09-10 06:30:57
“One of the most important films of the year” thus began the presentation of Creature Paco Vilallonga, the moderator of the premiere that took place last evening at the Truffaut cinema. The room was filled to receive the film shot in part a the Scale i Blaneswhich has the particularity of being directed and starred by Elena Martin. A director who had already shown her potential as such with her first opera: Julia ist.
Elena Martín’s film won the Label Prize of the Cannes Film Festival, the prize for the best European film of the Fortnight of Realizers, the highest recognition given in this section. This drama, which explores the emergence of female sexuality, has the participation of the actresses Claudia Malagelada i Mila Borras, which play the same character at 30, 15 and 5 years old respectively. They complete the cast Oriol Pla, Alex Brendemühl, Clara Segura, Marc Cartanya, Carla Linares i Teresa Vallicrosa. The play’s script is from the director herself and from Clara Roquet.
“It’s a dream come true” he expressed Martín on the selection by the Dog Festival and his subsequent coronation. The director also commented that she decided to shoot the film in l’Escala because her family has always summered in the coastal town: “When I was writing with Clara (the co-screenwriter), we did intensives there and it is a space that has helped me a lot and is very friendly to me». What’s more, Martín added that he would have “loved to film more of it” in the municipality.
Joseph Bofillthe mayor of the Scale he didn’t want to miss the premiere in Girona: “It’s a pride for the people of Escalencs to be able to be part of Catalan cinematographic culture” said the mayor at the preview of the screening.
“The film tries to encourage the debate of a topic that seems taboo” commented Martín, who is “very happy” about the feedback from the public and critics: “The film awakens the public’s desire to speak”. However, the young director mentions that it has been a “very big effort” for her to be the director and the protagonist and that it will take a long time to repeat the experience: “I relied a lot on my team, without them I would not have been able to finish the film” Martin argued.
Creature is a production of Vilaüt Films, Lastor Mitjana, Avalon PC and Elàstica Films, in association with Suris/Bishop Film. The work, which can already be found in cinemasalso has the participation of TV3, Filmin and the support of ICAA, ICEC and Creative Mitjana Europe.
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