{"id":74625,"date":"2016-10-10T19:05:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=74625"},"modified":"2018-09-07T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T09:14:06","slug":"catalan-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-films\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Great Recent Catalan Drama films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is an exciting moment for<strong> Catalan film<\/strong>, with enterprising directors using the best talent and stunning Catalan countryside to create some real treats. Have a look at 5 <strong>recent films<\/strong> that show off the best <strong>Catalan drama<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-films\/#Insensibles\" title=\"Insensibles\">Insensibles<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-films\/#Pa_Negre\" title=\"Pa Negre\">Pa Negre<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-films\/#El_Virus_de_la_Por\" title=\"El Virus de la Por\">El Virus de la Por<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-films\/#Animals\" title=\"Animals\u00a0\">Animals\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/catalan-films\/#La_Propera_Pell\" title=\"La Propera Pell\">La Propera Pell<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Insensibles\"><\/span><em>Insensibles<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With more than a hint of Guillermo Del Toro films like\u00a0<em>The Devil&#8217;s Backbon<\/em>e and <em>Pan&#8217;s Labyrinth<\/em>, this\u00a0<span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=53qIWAEF1J4\">drama\/ thriller<\/span> tells a spooky story with real world trappings. When a man is injured in a car crash, \u00a0he must unravel the mystery of his parentage in order to save his life. His investigations lead him to the mystery of a Franco-era hospital where special children incapable of feeling pain were kept, and horribly experimented on.\u00a0The film is cleverly split into Spanish &#8211; for scenes set in the dictatorship past, and Catalan &#8211; for the present, and the production design is gorgeous. However, the story is genuinely unnerving at times and perhaps not for the faint of heart!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pa_Negre\"><\/span><em>Pa Negre<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74882\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74882\" class=\" wp-image-74882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Puig-de-la-Balma-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by SantiMB.Photos via Visualhunt.com \/ CC BY-NC-ND\" width=\"226\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by SantiMB.Photos via Visualhunt.com \/ CC BY-NC-ND\u00a0\u00a0Puig de la Balma<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Oscar-shortlisted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bGmkzj6HYsY&amp;list=PLdNgHa4UtFSwsO9lKm0iI4BNc2m5dx_00&amp;index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Catalan drama<\/a><\/strong> set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil war received international critical attention, and for good reason. <strong><em>Pa Negre<\/em><\/strong> (Black Bread) tells the story of a young boy in a remote mountain village (the real-life, stunning <strong>Puig de la Balma<\/strong>) who must deal with the harsh realities of post-war life and his family&#8217;s possible involvement in a local conspiracy. Incredibly well-acted and gorgeously shot, the film really does show off the best of <strong>Catalan cinema<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Virus_de_la_Por\"><\/span><em>El Virus de la Por<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Veteran<strong> Catalan filmmaker<\/strong> Ventura Pons scored a critical hit earlier this year with this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XWXWCjwiUoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"> suspenseful drama<\/a>\u00a0about a popular\u00a0Barcelona swimming instructor who is accused of inappropriate conduct with one of his pupils. The film has been compared favorably to the Danish drama <em>The Hunt<\/em>\u00a0and treats the subject matter with careful sensitivity. The tense structure &#8211; the whole film takes place in a day, inside the swimming pool &#8211; and ambiguous stance the film takes towards the innocence of the teacher, makes for a fascinating, intelligent watch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/movies-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 films shot in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Animals\"><\/span><em>Animals\u00a0<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_74883\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74883\" class=\" wp-image-74883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Animals-bridge-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: sunxez via VisualHunt \/ CC BY-NC-SA\" width=\"230\" height=\"172\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by sunxez via VisualHunt \/ CC BY-NC-SA Location for <em>Animals<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This Catalan\/English <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8k4zn6GHD8c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fantasy drama<\/a> premiered at the <strong>Sitges Film Festival<\/strong> in 2012, and since then has been building a cult reputation in Catalan film. The debut feature of writer\/director Mar\u00e7al For\u00e8s, the film riffs heavily on <em>Donnie Darko\u00a0<\/em>and tells\u00a0the story of a Catalan teen in a remote\u00a0town struggling with his identity. The film boasts a dreamy vibe and <strong>stunning Catalan landscapes <\/strong>such as the amazing lake bridge of\u00a0Pant\u00e0 de la Llosa del Cavall. It also has\u00a0a fantastic punk soundtrack, a scene-stealing talking teddy bear called Deerhoof and <em>Sherlock<\/em> &#8216;s Martin Freeman in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtve.es\/alacarta\/videos\/programa\/martin-freeman-protagonista-hobbit-rueda-barcelona\/927574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">cameo\u00a0<\/a>as a sympathetic English teacher.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Propera_Pell\"><\/span><em>La Propera Pell<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The most recent entry on this list, this Swiss-Spanish co-production tells <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TRR51GjL8cA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the story<\/a> of a Pyrenees family whose strained relationships become even more fractured when their missing son apparently returns home. Starring Emma Su\u00e1rez (from Almod\u00f3var&#8217;s latest film, <em>Julieta<\/em>), the film has been receiving rave reviews and compared to the acclaimed docu-drama <em>The Impostor<\/em>. The <strong>dramatic thriller<\/strong> will be released in Spanish cinemas on October 21st, 2016.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"74625\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">3<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is an exciting moment for Catalan film, with enterprising directors using the best talent and stunning Catalan countryside to create some real treats. Have a look at 5 recent films that show off the best Catalan drama. 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