On June 6 1944, Allied forces from Britain, America and the Commonwealth gathered on five beaches in Normandy, ready to launch the biggest naval and airborne invasion the world had ever seen.
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Marta Balaga Spanish director Jonás Trueba wants you to celebrate the endings, not just the beginnings. That includes the demise of a serious relationship, because Ale and Alex (Itsaso Arana and Vito Sanz) have been together for 15 years. Now, they want only two things: to go their separate ways and to have a proper fiesta.
“The idea of a ‘separation party’ can be scary, but I just kept hearing about it. I even suggested it to a friend of mine, but every time, people’s faces just drop. You can see fear creeping in.
It’s crazy and silly, and at the same time, it could be something beautiful. It’s a great idea for a film, if not for real-life.” In “The Other Way Around,” premiering at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, the couple in question still has a lot of affection for each other. “It’s a love story, but another kind of love story,” he stresses.
“Everyone has gone through a breakup and many shared their experiences with me. The scene when they are going through their books, dividing them, feels very real, but I didn’t have to interview random people on the street to find these small details. We’ve all been through it.” “It’s sad, but they are trying to go through this experience with a smile on their face.
Maybe organizing this party is their way of doing something together? For the first time in a long time and also for the last.” Once things are in motion, Ale and Alex have to convince others it’s a good idea. Repeating the same “pitch,” usually word for word. “The first reaction is always surprise.
They have to assure their friends everything is fine, that they are fine. It’s funny, because think about it: You are already going through a breakup and then you have to comfort other people as well,” he laughs. For Trueba,
.On June 6 1944, Allied forces from Britain, America and the Commonwealth gathered on five beaches in Normandy, ready to launch the biggest naval and airborne invasion the world had ever seen.
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Jamie Lang “The Other Way Around” from Spanish director Jonás Trueba has won the Europa Cinemas Label for best European film in the Directors’ Fortnight section at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film turns on Ale (Itsaso Arana – who co-wrote the screenplay with Trueba) and Alex (Vito Sanz), who have been together for 15 years. Now, though, the duo is ready to split, but not without throwing a hell of a fiesta to celebrate their time together.
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