Another type of 'queer' cinema

The cinema of David Moragas It occupies a little-trodden space in Catalan cinema: that of stories focused on the everyday existence of people. queerMoragas is part of what our colleague Eulàlia Iglesias defined as a kind of "new cinema". queerCatalan, a group that also includes authors like Marc Ferrer and Zaida Carmona. Like any label, this one encompasses very different sensibilities, and Moragas's approach is unique in that it moves away from irony or humor. field to construct an intimate drama reminiscent of the early Cesc Gay universe (the one ofIn the city). Another man, his first industrial feature film (after the very indie In stormy night) and filmed entirely in Catalan, it addresses the midlife crisis of a young man in his thirties at a typical crossroads for his age: bringing sanity to his relationship or venturing out to explore what life offers beyond his pristine Sant Antoni apartment, an option personified by his attractive new neighbor.

As his short films already demonstrated, especially We'll leave it tomorrow.Moragas has a natural talent for writing scenes between couples that subtly reveal the cracks in a seemingly perfect relationship. Another manThe filmmaker from Tarragona perfects this skill, but also integrates other narrative lines (such as that of the protagonist's sister, a somewhat over-the-top Bruna Cusí) that do not quite work as effectively, which ends up giving the whole a certain feeling of imbalance.