Julio Medem's most recent film, Room in Rome, is being released in the UK on DVD by Optimum on 18 October. It stars Elena Anaya (from the same director's Sex and Lucía) and Natasha Yarovenko as two women who meet in the Italian capital and spend the night together.
There's something here about the tales we tell each other and how we also use the internet to either support or check our truths and fabrications. (Apart from WiFi, the couple's only contact with the outside world is singing night porter Max, who's keen to join in their bedroom antics if he can.)
This is a small piece for Medem, but there are again hints of his favourite - coincidence - some Basque influence, and a lot on art and mythology (myth-making). The leads are very beautiful and, though the English-language dialogue is somewhat clunky, the final effect oddly likeable. It would be good to see Medem back on a bigger canvas soon.
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