A review of (almost) three decades Cineuropa

No, we're sorry, we can not make an entry celebrating thirty years of uninterrupted Cineuropa cycle. The magic of round figure will reach us at the gates of winter 2016 but just started the 29th edition of Cineuropa and us, as are embedded in the heart of Santiago de Compostela, we can not help but remember what the projections were most impacted us all these years of cinema. It is very more-than-likely essential titles escape us because we hope that you, dear readers, we also remember eternal works of the screen. And whether Cineuropa known or have not yet been to Santiago, do not worry, here are a few titles to remember why Santiago is the capital of cinema November.

Salo, or le 120 giornate di Sodoma: this film by Pier Paolo Pasolini was screened at the 2004 edition Bolognese poet was gunned down November 2, 1975 and this film, the last thing he shot was the one who finished garner the enmity of the wealthiest and reactionary sectors in Italy. This is a tough movie, the kind that does not see again twice but that is fundamental to understanding how the mechanisms of violence and subjugation of the powerless against the powerful work. The projection in the Teatro Principal of Santiago concluded with a deafening silence. A film directly into the stomach.

24 hours party people: Michael Winterbottom's film premiered at the 2003 edition and Manchester A documentary about the musical explosion that lived this town in northern England since the late seventies to the early nineties and would change the múscia European for another decade. The cultural impact that supposed indy rock by the middle of the last decade, an adoration for Joy Division and a journey of musical instruction that marked a handful of young Compostela recognized, they were natives or students.

Il Divo, la spettacolare vita di Giulio Andreotti: Paolo Sorrentino was presented in 2008 with a film in which crushed the intricate case Tangentopoli, the system of corruption that ended the republic restored after the Second World War. The axis of the film is former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, a must to understand how these operations are orchestrated political corruption survivor. The merit of the film, besides putting in scene precious and powerful but not strident soundtrack, was portraying a chain of events and criminal reactions with pace, verve and strength. The role of Toni Servillo as Andreotti was also one of the surprise hit movie of the 2008 edition of Cineuropa.

This is our small selection. Does you know Cineuropa the film festival? What movie did you like the most? Will you eager to come to the 2016 edition?