Chef Maxi has plenty on his plate. Between running a high-end restaurant keeping it in the black and corralling his unpredictable staff who could begrudge him a foul-mouthed outburst or two or several? Add to the mix an unexpected reunion with two estranged children and a blossoming gay romance with a closeted international athlete and you've got one troubled gourmet! Now the Michelin Guide food critic is coming to review his restaurant and it whips Maxi into such a frenzy he must learn to juggle the new dynamics his children and lover bring to the table with farcical hilarious results. Energetic performances from Almod''var regulars Javier C''mara (Talk to Her) and Lola Due''as (Volver) anchor this wholly entertaining farce bustling with quick-witted dialogue and comical hi-jinks!.
A journey through music, obsession, and the conflict of creation, Fuga is the first full-length feature by Pablo Larrain, Oscar-nominated director of No and Tony Manero. It is the story of a melody of how one man tries to flee from it, and another tries to take it for his own. Gaining international acclaim on its theatrical release, Fuga features strong performances from Benjamin Vicuna and Larrain s long-term collaborator Alfredo Castro. Eliseo Montalban is a musician in turmoil. As a boy he witnessed the rape and murder of his sister atop a piano, the sequence of notes accidentally forming a melody that has haunted him ever since. Many years later, as Montalban is about to conduct a symphony based upon the same motif, he witnesses a second shocking death and descends into madness. Now, Ricardo Coppak, a mediocre musician seeking recognition and success, attempts to rescue this lost symphony. Marshalling a group of musicians, he embarks on a quest for Montalban and his composition, unaware of the dangers he is unleashing...
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