Darin and House, which picked up the Silver Shell for Best Actor, as stated in the presentation of “Truman” (Cesc Gay) that theirs was “love at first sight”.
surprises were expected, and were: the initiatory drama “Sparrows”, the Icelandic Rúnar Rúnarsson, won yesterday with Concha Golden San Sebastian Festival, which also awarded ex aequo the acclaimed performances of Ricardo Darin and Javier Camara in “Truman.”
In an edition without big favorites, with marked films Author seal that divided critics, the triumph of “Sparrows” seems like a prize consensus not enthusiastic, but also generated rejection. It is signed by a young filmmaker who already caught the attention of Hollywood in 2006 with his Oscar nomination for the short film “The Last Farm” which debuted at Cannes with “Volcano”.
” I am happy and honored, “he said tersely Rúnarsson thanking the festival. In “Sparrows”, which is part of a depressed fishing village in Iceland, portrays the transition from adolescence to maturity with alcoholic summer nights where the sun does not set as a backdrop.
Darin and House, which picked up the Silver Shell for Best Actor, as stated in the presentation of “Truman” (Cesc Gay) that theirs was “love at first sight”. And the chemistry that overflowed in this ode to friendship was one of the most acclaimed awards, because it was seen as a compensation: in 2009, the Argentine left empty-handed after presenting “The Secret in Their Eyes” and two years ago, the Spanish it was the same with “living is easy with eyes closed.”
“I want to dedicate the film to all the people who are overcoming illness, and especially all people accompanying those people so easy and nice “” House, which also thanked Darin said have made him the way. ” “It has hurt this film a lot,” said for his part the Argentine, who thanked Gay allow for the opportunity to grow “as artists and people.”
Among the films to contest this time there were many female protagonists, opposite the favorite Julianne Moore, also very aplaudido- award was for the Cuban actress Yordanka Ariosa. In stark “The King of Havana” (Agusti Villaronga) gives life to a prostitute who lives badly in the hard years of the “special period in peacetime”.
Very excited, gave thanks for “the honor of being part of the great family of actresses who have won the award” because Villaronga for the opportunity. “The admiration and affection I have for you are for life,” he said. He also recalled the “spirit” of the archipelago. “If you do not leave my pores every five minutes, this award would not have existed,” he said the tears
As Best Director was awarded the Belgian Joachim Lafosse, who raised a powerful moral dilemma on the right of humanitarian interference “Chevaliers Les Blancs”, which recreates the scandal starring in Chad by the French NGO Zoe’s Ark. Best Screenplay went to France for “21 nuits avec Pattie,” a surreal comedy signed by iconoclasts brothers Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu.
The jury, chaired by the Danish actress Paprika Steen (winner of the Silver Shell at the last edition), presented its Special Award for “Evolution” disturbing, where the French Lucile Hadžihalilović recreates mysterious medical experiments. Shot in the Canary Islands, the film also won the award for Best Cinematography by the impressive work of Spanish Manu Dacosse.
In addition, there was a special mention for the comedy drama “The apostate” a co-production with Spain signing the Uruguayan Federico Veiroj and the Fipresci Award also took foreign criticism. And the Horizontes Award for Argentina, which received Santiago Mitre for “Paulina” (“The gang”), starring Dolores Fonzi left.
The gala, presented by actress Aitana Sanchez Gijon and journalist Edurne Ormazabal, also had his moment of protest: an appeal to the European Union to address the refugee crisis by imposing a “better division” within the Member States and by ensuring “decent conditions”.
With palmares ends a 63 edition that started last September 18 with the suspense thriller “regression” by Alejandro Amenabar; gave his Donostia Award British Emily Watson and, in the absence of big Hollywood stars, was paraded through the red carpet to Sienna Miller, Luke Evans and the “star system” local “My great night” with Raphael to head.
The San Sebastian Festival and the curtain closed until 2016, when the city will be European Capital of Culture. Last year, the big winner of the contest was the haunting Spanish film “Magical Girl” which also honored with the Silver Shell for its director Carlos Vermouth
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