![]() Venue: San Sebastian Film Festival (Competition)Ĭast: Javier Bardem, Manolo Solo, Almudena Amor, Óscar de la Fuente, Tarik Rmiliĭirector-screenwriter: Fernando León de Aranoaīardem plays Blanco, another ironic name given that his character is anything but pristine. The film was recently shortlisted as one of Spain’s international Oscar contenders, which may help boost local numbers. But the jokes tend to be too broad, and the themes too tritely handled, to make this San Sebastian competition premiere a major player outside Europe and Spanish-speaking territories. There’s lots on the menu, and León de Aranoa brings it all together in a smooth manner. Slickly entertaining, considering its rather weighty subject matter, this dark workplace dramedy stars the veteran actor as the boss of a family-run factory plagued by economic woes, employee foibles and the clashes brought on by Spain’s burgeoning multiculturalism. ![]() ![]() ![]() With his hair dyed a solid gray and shaped into a perfect Trump-style blowout, Javier Bardem introduces a new character into his repertoire of charmingly evil men in the ironically titled The Good Boss ( El Buen Patrón), his latest collaboration with Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa ( Loving Pablo). ![]()
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