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The Critic

Carlos Boyero is one of Spanish cinema's most followed and feared figures. Controversy has hounded him since he published his first article more than forty years ago, and he has remained in the eye of the hurricane ever since. Is ...

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Javier Morales Perez, Juan Zavala

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And everything just comes up.
Wikipedia, right? - The Critic

And everything just comes up. Wikipedia, right?

Regarding the chat,
he imagined he was, - The Critic

Regarding the chat, he imagined he was,

The fact that Boyero chatted
with the public in such a crude
manner - The Critic

The fact that Boyero chatted with the public in such a crude...

That character shines more
while chatting with an audience - The Critic

That character shines more while chatting with an audience

The Carlos you see in those
chats is a guy who talked about
everything, - The Critic

The Carlos you see in those chats is a guy who talked about ...

-Excuse me. You're Carlos
Boyero, right?
-Yes, but, they're - The Critic

-Excuse me. You're Carlos Boyero, right? -Yes, but, the...

I appreciate it.
My dad has always followed you - The Critic

I appreciate it. My dad has always followed you

I really appreciate it. You're
wonderful. - The Critic

I really appreciate it. You're wonderful.

-Don't worry. My pleasure.
-Thank you so much, sir. - The Critic

-Don't worry. My pleasure. -Thank you so much, sir.

Carlos hasn't written good
reviews about my films in
general. - The Critic

Carlos hasn't written good reviews about my films in ge...

He's very affectionate when
he sees me, but in writing... - The Critic

He's very affectionate when he sees me, but in writing....

Te doy mis ojos was good.
But, for example, - The Critic

Te doy mis ojos was good. But, for example,

I remember Carlos' review, - The Critic

I remember Carlos' review,

Maybe I am always...
Always doing the same thing." - The Critic

Maybe I am always... Always doing the same thing."

I probably wasn't aware that he
was - The Critic

I probably wasn't aware that he was

-At close quarters he's
charming.
-Yes. - The Critic

-At close quarters he's charming. -Yes.

I had a great time.
We chatted, it was nice. - The Critic

I had a great time. We chatted, it was nice.

And then you start seeing
things, and getting to know him,
and think, - The Critic

And then you start seeing things, and getting to know him, a...

He's funny.
Mainly if you're not involved. - The Critic

He's funny. Mainly if you're not involved.

If I had his same taste, apart
from funny
I'd find him very interesting, - The Critic

If I had his same taste, apart from funny I'd find him ...

Lately, I don't know why Carlos - The Critic

Lately, I don't know why Carlos

"Why does he feel the need to do
that?" - The Critic

"Why does he feel the need to do that?"

Icíar Bollaín has done
such a good job - The Critic

Icíar Bollaín has done such a good job

And the way she tells the story
is very truthful, - The Critic

And the way she tells the story is very truthful,

Just remember - The Critic

We've been to loads of
festivals, and the truth is... - The Critic

We've been to loads of festivals, and the truth is...

In truth, Oti, - The Critic

And these were the best
restaurants in Venice, - The Critic

And these were the best restaurants in Venice,

When this job gave you the
opportunity of having it really
good. - The Critic

When this job gave you the opportunity of having it really g...

-Now you just get by.
-Right. Sure. - The Critic

-Now you just get by. -Right. Sure.

I suspect...
It's not our case, but there
must be - The Critic

I suspect... It's not our case, but there must be

I feel so sorry for them.
But they eat pizza "buona". - The Critic

I feel so sorry for them. But they eat pizza "buona&quo...

Today the water was really cold,
we've done him a favor. - The Critic

Today the water was really cold, we've done him a favor...

Like many in my generation, - The Critic

Like many in my generation,

It's very difficult to get sent
to a festival with all expenses
paid. - The Critic

It's very difficult to get sent to a festival with all ...

So when this man complains
about being sent to Cannes - The Critic

So when this man complains about being sent to Cannes

There was a huge generational
breach - The Critic

There was a huge generational breach

Now young journalists
who go to Cannes - The Critic

Now young journalists who go to Cannes

And Boyero stays, - The Critic

And Boyero stays,

That divide has nothing to do
with abilities, but with
generations. - The Critic

That divide has nothing to do with abilities, but with gener...

In that sense, Boyero - The Critic

In that sense, Boyero

I believe younger generations
look on with a bit of envy, - The Critic

I believe younger generations look on with a bit of envy,

-It's unbelievable.
-Everything. - The Critic

-It's unbelievable. -Everything.

I mean, when I go to a festival
nobody pays me a single expense. - The Critic

I mean, when I go to a festival nobody pays me a single expe...

It's impossible for a film
critic to make a living just
from that job. - The Critic

It's impossible for a film critic to make a living just...

So you'll find critics who
collaborate with a lot of other
media, who teach. - The Critic

So you'll find critics who collaborate with a lot of ot...

And that's something
we usually like because - The Critic

And that's something we usually like because

But I think great part of the
precariousness surrounding film
reviewing - The Critic

But I think great part of the precariousness surrounding fil...

Carlos Boyero was top-billing, - The Critic

Carlos Boyero was top-billing,

They were looking for an editor
in chief for Culture, - The Critic

They were looking for an editor in chief for Culture,

I think we got here
on October 15, 2007. - The Critic

I think we got here on October 15, 2007.

We walked through that door
in here like two true - The Critic

We walked through that door in here like two true

Cultural reviews at El País
were based around - The Critic

Cultural reviews at El País were based around

In a very brief period of time,
all three of them died. - The Critic

In a very brief period of time, all three of them died.

They died, and we were left
thinking, - The Critic

They died, and we were left thinking,

So, in that sense, - The Critic

So, in that sense,

One of the things we also
told him was that from now on - The Critic

One of the things we also told him was that from now on

This was a newspaper that...
In those times it was - The Critic

This was a newspaper that... In those times it was

And I was aware of the risk
of the move going against the
grind - The Critic

And I was aware of the risk of the move going against the gr...

"Carlos Boyero, impersonating
himself, as well as repeating - The Critic

"Carlos Boyero, impersonating himself, as well as repea...

I can't recall a single campaign
calling for signatures against a
critic. - The Critic

I can't recall a single campaign calling for signatures...

More so, a campaign supported
by a public manifesto - The Critic

More so, a campaign supported by a public manifesto

It was sparked by Kiarostami - The Critic

It was sparked by Kiarostami

Because of him being so
emotional. And I understand - The Critic

Because of him being so emotional. And I understand

"This person has not only given
up his duties as a critic - The Critic

"This person has not only given up his duties as a crit...

I had written I had walked out
of the screening of an Iranian
film in Venice. - The Critic

I had written I had walked out of the screening of an Irania...

A film that consisted of
pictures of women
for over three hours. - The Critic

A film that consisted of pictures of women for over three ho...

After an hour and a half of
watching - The Critic

After an hour and a half of watching

Those who go to festivals
and write for the big newspapers - The Critic

Those who go to festivals and write for the big newspapers

They've already said the film is
boring - The Critic

They've already said the film is boring

I think a critic has to have an
open mind so they don't miss the
gems. - The Critic

I think a critic has to have an open mind so they don't...

And to be able to watch cinema
that doesn't follow the Western
cannon, - The Critic

And to be able to watch cinema that doesn't follow the ...

If your attitude
is one of weariness - The Critic

If your attitude is one of weariness

I didn't sign
that document because I thought - The Critic

I didn't sign that document because I thought

It wasn't a letter against
Boyero, it was a letter against - The Critic

It wasn't a letter against Boyero, it was a letter agai...

Because all Boyero does
at festivals is have a terrible
time. - The Critic

Because all Boyero does at festivals is have a terrible time...

That campaign with signatures
from filmmakers, names that
included - The Critic

That campaign with signatures from filmmakers, names that in...

He lost a few friends along the
way, because they had signed it. - The Critic

He lost a few friends along the way, because they had signed...

Obviously, El País didn't pay
any fucking attention to them. - The Critic

Obviously, El País didn't pay any fucking attention to ...

And even now, 15 years later, - The Critic

And even now, 15 years later,

Carlos Boyero, throughout his
career, has been in many
controversies - The Critic

Carlos Boyero, throughout his career, has been in many contr...

He had a really tough
confrontation
with Florentino Pérez - The Critic

He had a really tough confrontation with Florentino Pérez

He clashed with José Mourinho - The Critic

He clashed with José Mourinho

Broken Embraces, Boyero. - The Critic

Broken Embraces, Boyero.

Banderas's performance
is as grotesque as the film
itself." - The Critic

Banderas's performance is as grotesque as the film itse...

"I see no difference between
this product and Mariano Ozores'
crudest comedies." - The Critic

"I see no difference between this product and Mariano O...

Neither emotionally
nor artistically." - The Critic

Neither emotionally nor artistically."

I want my idols to be as
invulnerable
as I imagine them. - The Critic

I want my idols to be as invulnerable as I imagine them.

I'd say that, for Pedro
Almodóvar, - The Critic

I'd say that, for Pedro Almodóvar,

So having precisely - The Critic

So having precisely

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Carlos Boyero is one of Spanish cinema's most followed and feared figures. Controversy has hounded him since he published his first article more than forty years ago, and he has remained in the eye of the hurricane ever since. Is ...

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Director: Javier Morales Perez, Juan Zavala

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 6.4

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Released: 21 Oct 2022

Awards: 1 win

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