"One noticeable element of his programming down the years has been its satisfying cohesion, with themes frequently running across the festival's different strands so that discussion of ideas is able to break out beyond a single movie into wider debate. Perhaps, as he begins to contemplate passing the baton onwards, that one of this year's key subjects was intergenerational communication, or the lack of it, especially within families."
"It lies at the heart of Golden Shell winner Sundays, written and directed by Basque filmmaker Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, which also won the FIPRESCI critics award and Irizar Basque Film gong. Her nuanced drama, which has welcome touches of humor and some glorious choral singing, revolves around a finely tuned and moving central performance from Blanca Soroa as Ainara, an angelic-faced 17-year-old, whose announcement that she is considering becoming a cloistered nun sends shockwaves through her family."
The 73rd San Sebastian International Film Festival under director José Luis Rebordinos emphasized cohesive programming and recurring themes across strands, enabling broader debate. Intergenerational communication, particularly within families, emerged as a principal subject. The Golden Shell winner Sundays, by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, centers on 17-year-old Ainara, whose intention to become a cloistered nun unsettles her family. Blanca Soroa delivers a moving central performance alongside Miguel Garcés and Patricia López Arnaiz. The film balances humor and choral singing while maintaining ambiguity about Ainara's motives, exploring grief, familial tensions, financial disputes, and differing views about adulthood and faith.
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