Searching for Oscar
(En busca del Óscar)
Octavio Guerra | Documentary
2018 | 72 minutes |
A film critic and President of the Spanish Association of Film Critics, Óscar Peyrou has a peculiar method for reviews: instead of seeing films, he critiques them by their posters.
Synopsis
Óscar Peyrou is the President of the Spanish Film Press Association and delegate of FIPRESCI in Madrid. Two years ago his wife and mother of his children died. Now he lives alone in a small apartment in Madrid.
Now retired, film festivals are the driving force of his life. However, what makes Oscar famous is his peculiar method of writing his reviews: you don't need to see the film itself, just analyze its poster.
Reviews
“One of the nine diamond in the rough of the Berlinale.”- Indie Wire
“A post-modern version of Orson Welles’ F. For Fake.” - Fotogramas
“It dismantles the idea of authority itself.”- Il Manifesto
“Piercing and poignant.” - Blow Up
Citation
Main credits
Guerra, Octavio (film director)
Guerra, Octavio (screenwriter)
Torres, Elisa (film producer)
Peyrou, Oscar (on-screen participant)
Other credits
Cinematography, Víctor Montoya; editing, Octavio Guerra, Abián Molina.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Biography
Cinema Studies
Communication + Journalism
Family
Iberian Studies
Sociology
Visual Arts
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Working Title Film Festival - Best Feature Film; Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest - Best Foreign Documentary; Berlin Critics’ Week; Buenos Aires International Film Festival; Gijón International Film Festival – Rellumes; Göteborg International Film Festival; Uruguay International Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Octavio Guerra
NATIONALITY:
YEAR: 2018
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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