On February, #Soggettiva allows the public to immerse themselves in the fascinating and eclectic work of the Spanish director and screenwriter Álex de la Iglesia, the protagonist on Saturday, 24 February at 20:30, of a masterclass with producer and actress Caroline Bang, moderated by Manlio Gomarasca and Paolo Moretti.
Known for his irreverent and grotesque style, Álex de la Iglesia has directed many cult films, such as Mutant Action (1993), his debut feature-length work produced by Pedro Almodóvar, as well as The Day of the Beast (1995), winner of six Goya awards, and The Last Circus (2010), which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
BIOGRAPHY
Álex de la Iglesia is one of the most eclectic and irreverent auteurs in Spanish cinema.
Born in Bilbao in 1965, he grew up with a passion for cinema and comic books. In 1993, he made his big screen debut with the feature sci-fi feature Mutant Action, produced by Pedro Almodóvar. In 1995 he won six Goya awards, including best director, for the film The Day of the Beast. Beginning in the late 1990s, he produced several grotesque comedies, such as Dying of Laughter (1999), Common Wealth (2000), and The Perfect Crime (2004). The Last Circus was presented at the Venice Film Festival in 2010, where it won the Silver Lion for Best Director and was praised by Quentin Tarantino. After Witching and Bitching (2013), My Big Night (2015), and The Bar (2017), in 2022 came the slasher film Venicephrenia and the romantic road movie Four’s a Crowd<7em>. With his wife Carolina Bang, he founded the production company Pokeepsie Films in 2014, supporting the work of a whole new generation of directors.