Juliette Binoche I was 19 years old when he first came out in a movie, ‘Liberty Belle,’ in which he had only one line of dialogue. Little did it presage that she would become one of the basic actresses to understand the history of cinema. ‘Three Colors: Blue’, ‘The English Patient’ (her only Oscar), ‘Cache’, ‘Cosmópolis’… She has even had time to walk through the Monsterverse in ‘Godzilla’ and approach blockbusters like ‘Ghost in the shell’. An actress 360, what Paquita Salas would say, who at 58 will receive the Donostia Award this September.
Juliette, oh Juliette
San Sebastian’s Zinemaldi has decided to start the countdown by presenting its new posters, which are much more risky and fun than those of previous editions. It is clear that this 70th edition is going to be special, despite the fact that the sections remain the same: New Directors, Latin Horizons, Zabaltegi Tabakalera, Pearls, Nest, Culinary Cinema and Zinemira (which has a new poster). On the other hand, why change what is already perfect? And speaking of perfection, Binoche is the absolute protagonist of the official section.
The image, taken by brigitte lacombe (one of the most important portrait artists in the world and a still photo in ‘Third Encounters’ or ‘All the President’s Men’) will accompany the excited spectators and the half asleep critics during the usual ten days of the festival, which, it is assumed, will no longer have Covid measures after two years of half-filled rooms.
The first film of the festival, the classic special screening of the Donostia Award, also known as “Let’s see, what are you premiering this year and can we sneak in here?”. In this case it is ‘Fuego’, the faithful Spanish translation of ‘Avec amour et acharnement’, a romantic drama directed by Claire Denis that already took the Silver Bear in Berlin. There are only 126 days left until the next festival opens its doors… And we’re already biting our nails. Kaixo berriro, Zinemaldia!