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The film 'Once again', which accumulates awards at festivals, opens in theaters before being seen on digital platforms
This melodrama tells of the reunion between two Sevillian friends who were a couple in the past and have not seen each other for five years
Love, the weight of nostalgia, unemployment, friendship or the fear of maturity are themes that Guillermo Rojas touches on in his debut as a feature film director
Seville and its streets are the luxurious backdrop for the
bittersweet love story that
Guillermo Rojas
(Córdoba, 1981) tells in
Una vez más
.
His film, which is already in theaters, has in recent months accumulated praise at various Andalusian and international festivals (London, Edinburgh and Toulouse), as well as awards at the Asecan Awards for Andalusian Cinema (Best New Director and Best New Actress ) and the Madrid Film Festival (Best Film and Critics Award).
Good news that Rojas receives with joy and values as "a huge boost to a type of
small production that is often seen a lot in France.
, but not so much here.
It seems to be a story in which nothing happens and, in reality, everything happens.
Also, with an optimistic point. "
The feature film
directed, written and produced by Guillermo Rojas
is full of dialogues between Abril (Silvia Acosta,
Entreolivos
series
) and Daniel (Jacinto Bobo,
Grupo 7
, Malviviendo series), the main characters in the story.
Most of these conversations between these
two thirty-somethings take place on the streets of a Seville away from clichés
and are only interrupted by musical moments with lyrics that should be listened to well.
Corners of the Andalusian capital such as the walk along the Guadalquivir, the Santa Cruz neighborhood or the Setas de Sevilla (the Metropol Parasol project, if we get technical) are visited by this couple of "friends" who meet again after the death of the her grandmother.
Needing to breathe in such a dramatic circumstance,
Abril agrees to go for a walk throughout the afternoon, night, and a good part of the morning with Daniel
, whom she had not seen for five years and with whom she had a romantic relationship at the time.
But that love was interrupted when she took the suitcase and went to London in search of a decent job.
And they haven't spoken again.
Not even on the mobile, fostering a distance that neither seems to have digested well.
Silvia Acosta and Jacinto Bobo star in the film.
"Love is the most important feeling we have
. And many times we forget that," says Rojas, who defines himself as "Sevillian" despite being born in Córdoba.
"All the important decisions I have made in my life I have made out of love. I was wrong or right. For this reason, in Once again I wanted to tell you that love is a feeling that moves you inside. What could be more It is exciting that a person you like but have not yet shown that they feel something for you hold your hand for the first time? That feeling makes your heart beat a thousand and I think it is something epic.
In this movie there are many little ones of that kind and they are emotionally amazing. I hope people feel that way when they see them. "
Although he has a
long career as a documentary producer
(
En Granada is possible
,
A remo
,
Mujeres de Coque Malla
) and has directed several shorts (
PieNegro
,
La patrulla perdida
), Rojas feels euphoric at the theatrical release of his first feature film as director.
"You only make a first film once in your life," the director explains with overwhelming logic.
"The actors, the cinematographer and many other people were like crazy on the set. And so did I. Here
we have given everything we had and more.
We have formed a group of people who, although they were working, were like friends. which helps a lot when shooting the scenes in which Daniel and Abril meet with mutual friends ".
A moment of filming on the banks of the Guadalquivir.
In the festivals he has participated, critics and the public have wanted to see in
Once again
a story similar to the one that Richard Linklater told with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in
Before Dawn
(1995).
"As in Linklater's, in my film I explain that there are trains that only pass once and you have to take advantage of the moment. If you see someone interesting or that you like, get off the car and enjoy yourself to death. I think it's a good philosophy of life is not to stay with something inside and then regret it. Here, in addition to that, we see
characters who show maturity and do not keep thinking that they will always have everything
they thought they would have: an idealized love or a dream job. overcome obstacles and not stay in the past ".
The film, which
hits theaters on October 23
, will shortly make the leap to digital platforms such as Filmin, FlixOlé or Amazon Prime Video.
In addition, the director acknowledges that his production
has attracted attention abroad
after passing through different festivals and does not rule out that it may soon be seen in theaters in France.
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