La reina de España (2016) (La Reina de España)

The Queen of Spain

“Is this supposed to be a comedy or a melodrama about the behind-the-scenes machinations of filmmaking? Is there a political satire going on here or dishy tell all about Spain’s movie industry with proxies for its major stars? It’s difficult to say as The Queen of Spain wants to be all these things, and in being all these things winds up nullifying the entire enterprise.   The dramatics of a concentration camp survivor reconnecting with his former industry friends and peers is treated with the same level as the more satirical bits about making a Franco-approved version of Queen Isabella’s life. A group of filmmakers, mainly actors, break into a prison labor camp to escort their target to the safety of France. It’s clear the filmmakers are trying to echo Ernst Lubitsch’s romant” read more

“Trueba se divierte con tantos estereotipos sobre España. El y Penélope son un par de ellos. La política romantizada con un buen grupo de secundarios que hacen su desembozada parte. Jorge Sanz está muy bien soprotando a Cary Elwes, ah” read more