2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Carla Simón’s ‘Romería’

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In competition film #16 of the twenty-two offerings, and the first of a three day competition buffet, and the second com title from Spain, Carla Simón‘s fourth feature film is tipped as a neorealist flamenco musical in the neighbourhood of La Mina, Barcelona and completes the trilogy that begun by 2017’s Summer 1993, with 2022’s Alcarràs (read ★★★½ review) being a big winner at the Berlinale landing the Golden Bear. Filming on Romería took place in August with younglings Llúcia Garcia and Mitch Martín toplining. This is about an orphaned young woman Marina travels to Vigo to seek information about her biological father, who died from AIDS. She comes across her uncle and the rest of her family on her father’s side, who are nonetheless reluctant to look back to the past due to shame because of Marina’s biological parents’ struggles with substance abuse. Hélène Louvart is the cinematographer here. Elástica Films’ María Zamora produces.

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This is Simón’s first time in Cannes and like her countryman confrère Oliver Laxe first time in competition. With fifteen of our critics weighing in, we have an average grade just below the 3 mark.

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Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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