The Motive, 2017. Directed by Manuel Martin Cuenca. Starring Javier Gutierrez, Maria Leon, and Adelfa Calvo. SYNOPSIS: A struggling writer starts to manipulate his neighbours in order to generate ideas for a book. But is he really in control? The Motive is a quiet, studied film about a writer whose imagination becomes entangled with reality. […]
Movie Review – The Olive Tree (2016)
The Olive Tree, 2016. Directed by Icíar Bollaín. Starring Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambròs, Manuel Cucala, Miguel Angel Aladren, and Carme Pla. SYNOPSIS: A young woman, along with her uncle and friends, embarks on a journey from rural Spain to Dusseldorf in order to reclaim her grandfather’s beloved olive tree, which is in the […]
