After the mysterious death of her ex-boyfriend, a radio presenter is troubled by the paranormal. Villaronga was brought in as the director and gave this pleasantly creepy film - with an astounding opening and a horror-fan approved ending - his own contrary twist.
106'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Commissioned for Al-Andalus: the Art of Islamic Spain exhibition at the Alhambra and the MoMA. Much more extravagant than it sounds.
57'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Excerpts from what was supposed to be Villaronga’s film debut, now a colourful, multifarious short.
23'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Surreal, allegorical short film about the Woman and the Sea, set to the music of Carl Orff.
23'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Refined game of truth and fiction in the virtuosic unravelling of a mysterious serial killer's life story. Every cinematic stylistic is upended and yet the film remains consistent. Villaronga collaborated with two young co-directors.
98'
Spain
IFFR 2011
A select group of actors (Marisa Paredes, Alex Brendemühl) worked on this television version of a Catalan play, about the desire for death and other office stress. The odd one out in Villaronga's oeuvre, but the makers obviously enjoyed themselves in spite of the serious themes.
94'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Music video made for the Mallorcan diva Maria del Mar Bonet, performing a classic folk song.
5'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Music video for singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer, in Villaronga's signature style. Production design by Martial Leiter. Screened before After the Rain.
5'
France
IFFR 2011
Choreographic interpretation of an Antoni Tàpies painting. Music by Carles Santos with the Heura company dancers. Unique Catalan modernism.
11'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Raw, surrealist, homoerotic and sometimes violent melodrama - a highlight of Villaronga's oeuvre. Mallorca 1936: a mass execution by fascists is witnessed by three children who subsequently take revenge. A decade later, they meet in a sanatorium. Two as patients, the third as a nun.
107'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Bauçà (1940-2005) was a radical poet and author, contrary and unclassifiable. Ideal for Villaronga in other words. A documentary done as a feature film.
56'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Fantasy film that delights the eye. The moon-child is a blonde orphan during the Interbellum, who believes that he has been chosen to fulfil an ancient African prophecy. To do so he must escape from a mysterious organisation. With an unreleased Dead Can Dance soundtrack.
118'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Accomplished, engrossing film about the loss of innocence set in a polarised, post-war Catalan countryside. Based on a novel, but nevertheless perfect for Villaronga. A clever boy discovers the corpses of a friend and his father in the woods, and subsequently learns more than he really wanted to.
108'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Simenon story with Simon Callow, Bruno Todeschini and Mercè Pons. Generally seen as a less successful Villaronga, but this commissioned work - a detective film about the death of a film distributor - offers plenty of (viewing) fun. Largely situated on Tahiti.
96'
France
IFFR 2011
Part of the TV series Cròniques de la veritat oculta. A type of Catalan kitchen sink drama with melancholy truths, presented in a joyous, exalted manner.
29'
Spain
IFFR 2011
Villaronga's legendary film debut from 1987 is controversial and has lost nothing of its power. To those unafraid, it provides an insight into human decline. A Nazi death camp doctor who has fled to Spain continues his terrible activities, until he ends up in an iron lung.
110'
Spain
IFFR 2011