Re:Viva!

Just a quick mention of the two films I got to see at this years Spanish Film Festival (I would get to more if they weren't a) sold out b) during work hours c) during the footy season).

I did see Salvador, a none too convincing depiction of the arrest and execution of the last man to be garotted in Spain. Sadly he's portrayed as a naive kid who was only larking about and not the hardened political activist responsible for bank jobs and shoot-outs. It says a lot when the best performance, and the role you want to see expanded on, is by the actor playing the fascist prison guard.

Secondly was azuroscurocasinegro another film revolving around prison-life but in this case a funny and touching drama about a young man trapped in his job and family.