In 1967, Jack Clayton crafted a disturbing and profoundly human story about orphanhood, fragility, and the resilience of children facing an adult world that threatens to consume them. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Films starring children have a special charm. They provoke a more intense emotional response, to which we open our hearts with fewer doubts or reservations.…
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At the San Sebastián Festival, the Catalan actor accepted the recognition with emotion and, by placing a Palestinian scarf over his shoulders, denounced “the barbarity being committed in Gaza”, reminding us of culture’s responsibility in the face of injustice. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – As is tradition, within the framework of the San Sebastián Film Festival, on the…
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It appears as a frontrunner in the predictions to be chosen among the five selected in the Best International Feature Film category. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Last Wednesday, September 17, at the headquarters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, director Pablo Berger revealed the title of the film selected to represent Spain in the…
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A risky recreation of the years of imprisonment in Algiers that plays more with Alejandro Amenábar’s personal vision than with the historical and literary force of Cervantes. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – It is always great news when the work of Miguel de Cervantes, the most important and universal Spanish writer, is brought to the screen or the…
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The legendary star of “The Sting” and founder of the Sundance Film Festival dies at 89 in his Utah residence, leaving behind a legacy that fused art, social commitment, and love for independent cinema. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – One of the last legends of classic cinema bids farewell. Robert Redford passed away today, September 16, 2025, at…
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A poetic journey between snow and silence: Maxence Fermine’s debut novel as an unforgettable haiku. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – “The true poet possesses the art of tightrope walking. Writing means advancing word by word along a thread of beauty, along the thread of a poem, of a work, of a story stamped on silk paper.” These words,…
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It has been 24 years since the most significant terrorist attack in history, one that made the world a more anxious, distrustful, and somber place. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – There are days, moments over the course of the years, that we cannot forget. We all remember what we were doing and where we were on Tuesday, September…
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An absurd, erotic, and delirious comedy by Polanski that revives the freshness of the 1970s and the spirit of the freest and most playful cinema. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – Dear reader: If you want to enjoy a different kind of film, as surprising as it is original, as funny as it is puzzling, as absurd and surreal…
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At 92, the unforgettable star of “Vertigo” reappears six decades later at the Venice Film Festival to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, reclaiming her legacy, her rebellious spirit, and her authenticity. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – It has been the great surprise, the major news of this 82nd Edition of the Venice International Film Festival, held…
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From fear to hope: the human legacy of a princess who defied prejudice and borders. Beyond the palaces, Diana wrote with simple gestures a story of compassion and dignity. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – The day Lady Di, the People’s Princess, died, that August 31, 1997, I suffered three great shocks. The first was that my grandmother woke me…
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