The premieres on display This weekend they present one of the most anticipated films of the year. Megalopolis is the latest controversial film directed and self-financed by Francis Ford Coppola and, after being vilified by global critics, it is now the public who will have to pass judgment on the director’s recent work. The godfather. With A budget of 120 million dollars Invested by the filmmaker himself, the sci-fi tale starring Adam Driver is expected to gross at least $400 million in the future. ticket office but wants to be the great commercial disaster 2024. A box office that receives in the same way, two Spanish proposals based on real events, such as My name is Nevenka And The red virginin addition to telling a whole series of new movie stories available from today:
‘Megalopolis’
The controversies that surrounded Megalopolis have been almost greater than the sacrifice itself of Coppola to get there. And it’s not that the Italian-American filmmaker didn’t surround himself well for the occasion. Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Dustin Hoffman… a whole series of important stars didn’t want to miss the making-of of the most ambitious work of the six-time Oscar winner.
Megalopolis East a Roman fable set in an imagined modern America. Named The City of New Rome, this city is located in a moment of change key that confronts two men. On the one hand, the genius architect and artist Caesar Catilinewho seeks a utopian and idealistic future for said city. On the other hand, we have Franklyn Cicerowho wants to preserve the status quo that the city maintains. Between the two is Juliethe daughter of Cicero, whose love for Caesar will divide his loyalties, forcing him to decide what humanity truly needs.
“I am Nevenka”
Of course, not only Megalopolis by Coppola will have a strong presence in Spanish cinemas. National cinema brings the real story of Nevenkafinancial advisor to the Town Hall of Ponferrada, who suffers incessant persecution, both sentimental and professional, from the mayor. She decided to denounce him even knowing that she would pay a very high price: a public trial in which neither her environment nor the city supports her. From book by Juan José Millás and led by Iciar Bollainthe cast includes, among others, Mireia Oriol, Urko Olazabal, Ricardo Gómez and Carlos Serrano.
“The Red Virgin”
The director Paula Ortiz brings us another storyline based on real events that they wrote Édouard Sola and the director of Freedom, Clara Roquet. Starring Najwa Nimri and Alba Planas, the story focuses on Hildegart and her mother, Aurora. She raised her daughter become the woman of the future in the heart of Spain in the 1930s. But at the age of 18, Hildegart begins to experience freedom by meeting Abel Velilla and escaping from the domineering maternal nest. Aurora will do everything possible to prevent her daughter stays away from her.
“Emmanuelle”
Ordered by Noémie Merlant and Naomi Watts, Emmanuelle focuses on a protagonist who must travel to Hong Kong to see the decline in revenue at one of the establishments of the hotel chain she works for. But when he gets there, he realizes that everything is working perfectly and must therefore find an excuse to fire the director. Between the two, the woman will be obsessed with a frame that runs through the luxurious accommodation.
“The bogeyman”
Sam Clafin (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) is the climax of a conventional horror story that draws on the legend every child knows: the bogeyman. But the protagonist really suffered from an encounter with the creature that kidnaps misbehaving children, so years after returning to his old house and with his sonyou just wish the monster wouldn’t appear again.
Replays
Besides the expected failure which is perhaps Megalopolisthis weekend’s poster is nourished by two important commercial rebroadcasts. The first of them is Spider-Man: HomecomingTom Holland’s first adventure as Spider-Man which is part of the collection of re-releases that Sony Pictures is making with the franchise. The second return to cinema is that of InterstellarChristopher Nolan’s masterpiece is celebrating its 10th anniversary by bringing its pure visual and sound spectacle to the cinema.
