And that was Saturday and not Sunday. It was hard for him to clear up the day, because there were far fewer people on the street and there was no hurry. Some soon approached Kursaal and Victoria Eugenia Theatre, where they projected the closing movie of the night, We Live in... [+]

The ninth and final day, at a special festival that will remember me with great affection. Leaving two films risky for the last day, I'm writing this first chronicle with the music of a bar, because I didn't like the movie I saw before.

I've seen Ulysses in the program of the... [+]

I never cry with movies. I've seen hard films, sad stories, full of death, showing the worst of the human being, without asking for forgiveness. I've seen beautiful, elegant, monumental movies that talk about miracles, deep. And yet, I don't cry with movies. Those of us who... [+]

Although outside the Concha de Oro competition and other awards, other – usually good – works are premiered in the Official Section. In particular, there are sixteen competing films and 22 films – twenty films and two telescopes – are in projection.

One of the series... [+]

When I made the Festival calendar, the first film I chose was Parthenope. Not knowing what it was, before I read the synopsis, I knew I had to see it, because it was from director Paolo Sorrentino. My roommate and roommate always tells me that I’m an “excited” with that... [+]

On Wednesday, the Greek Costa-Gavras was at Donostia-San Sebastian, at 91, presenting his new work and giving him the level with Le dernier souffle; and on Thursday the British Mike Leigh, with an elegant black cane and an 81 year old luggage.

New old ones? No. And I'm not... [+]

Family dynamics that have been worsening for too long tend to become chronic and cannot be easily cured. In the feature film written and directed by Sandra Romero, where the silence passes (The place that passes the silence), Antonio (Antonio Araque) returns to Ecija (Andalusia)... [+]

There is sometimes a feeling that everything is tied. It will be possible to see everything, even in the Official Section, always under a framework. We have seen some touches of humor, weeping dramas, suspenses, documentaries, even a horror film – which we will analyze at the... [+]

On June 28 of this year, Casa in Flames (Etxea Sutan), a dramatic comedy directed by Dani de la Orden, premiered. I told him I thought I would see him a month before the festival, when I was talking to a friend, and he recommended it to me. Although we do not always agree, the... [+]

Always within a framework, but we are seeing everything in the Official Section of the Festival. And that, to tell the truth, is appreciated. There’s a big difference between the dozens of “smell your eggs” in this bullfighter’s movie and the infinite silences of On... [+]

On Monday afternoon, I had already planned two documentaries carried out in the Basque Country. I am not particularly fond of documentaries, but Zinemaldia is often a good opportunity to set aside habits and traditions. I decided on the Pello Gutierrez Peñalba Replica a week... [+]

The headline may suggest it, but no, we haven't seen El Hoyo 2. But The End. Joshua Oppenheimer's film is built around a luxury bunker. The director of the film debuts in the feature film, after a fruitful career with the two documentary films that precede him. It brings a mojo... [+]

On Sundays in the morning at Zinemaldia, they do not fail, except in the early morning when the rain has not stopped. And it was given, but the forecasts have not been met, for the umpteenth time, this September.

The early hours like yesterday's do not fail, because two meters... [+]