The programme for the 22nd edition of the Seville Festival, comprising almost 180 proposals that can be seen from 7 to 15 November, is completed with the premiere of the new section Embrujo, which takes over from Las Nuevas Olas to welcome the freshest and most daring voices in European cinema.
We will find titles such as “Cosmos”, written and directed by Germinal Roaux (Switzerland, Mexico, and France), in which Ángela Molina stars in an intimate drama filmed in Yucatán. It is a poetic reflection on old age and transcendence, which explores love and spirituality through the unexpected connection between a European widow and a Mayan indigenous man.
In the same section, Seville will offer “Writing Life” (France), the new work written and directed by Claire Simon, recently premiered at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice. The great voice of European documentary filmmaking, on this occasion, draws on the texts of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux to offer a portrait of contemporary French youth. Students from different secondary schools read and discuss her work, in a generational mirror that addresses issues such as social class, love, sexuality, and motherhood.
In the same section, Seville will offer “Writing Life” (France), the new work written and directed by Claire Simon, recently premiered at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice. The great voice of European documentary filmmaking, on this occasion, draws on the texts of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux to offer a portrait of contemporary French youth. Students from different secondary schools read and discuss her work, in a generational mirror that addresses issues such as social class, love, sexuality, and motherhood.
And within the Rampa Section, which recognises the talent of filmmakers at the beginning of their careers, the festival has selected “The Kidnapping of Arabella”, written and directed by Carolina Cavalli (Italy). Presented in the Horizons section in Venice, it is an eccentric dramatic comedy that combines tenderness and social criticism through the story of an eight-year-old girl and her complex relationship with her father. An original work that reflects on family ties and generational disenchantment.
In the same section, the festival will offer “Le città di pianura”, the new work by Francesco Sossai (Italy and Germany), co-written with Adriano Candiago. Selected for Un Certain Regard at Cannes, it is an endearing road movie that combines humour and melancholy through the story of two middle-aged men in search of a last night's shelter, on a journey that is also a tribute to friendship, excess, and second chances.
This preview of the Embrujo and Rampa sections was made public today during the presentation of the poster for the 22nd edition of the Seville Film Festival, held at Seville City Hall, with representatives from the film and audiovisual sector and industry in attendance.
