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MUBI Podcast: Encuentros | Cannes 2025 Special Episode: Oliver Laxe’s “Sirât”
This episode explores cinema as a ritual.Oliver Laxe is a Spanish director, screenwriter, and actor, born in Paris. In 2011, his debut feature, All You Are Captains (Todos vosotros sois capitanes), premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight, and since then all his works have been premiered and awarded at Cannes: Mimosas (2016) won the Critics’ Week Grand Prix, Fire Will Come (Lo que arde, 2019) won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section, and this year he won the Jury Prize in the official competition for his fourth feature, Sirât (2024).In his filmography, shot between Galicia and Morocco, Laxe has explored a metaphysical and spiritual character of cinema that frequently invokes a profound link between his characters and the elements of nature that surround them. In an interview with Italian programmer Eva Sangiorgi, Oliver talks about the musical and life experiences that inspired Sirāt, as well as his writing process with Argentine screenwriter Santiago Fillol. Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeMore***Este episodio explora el cine como un ritual. Oliver Laxe es un director, guionista y actor español, nacido en París. En 2011, su ópera prima Todos vosotros sois capitanes se estrenó en la Quincena de Realizadores y desde entonces todos sus trabajos han sido estrenados y premiados en Cannes: Mimosas obtuvo el Gran Premio de la Semana de la Crítica, Lo que arde ganó el Premio del Jurado de la sección Una cierta mirada y, en la más reciente edición del festival, consiguió el Premio del Jurado de la competencia oficial por su cuarto largometraje, Sirāt.En su filmografía, rodada entre Galicia y Marruecos, ha explorado un carácter metafísico y espiritual del cine que invoca con frecuencia un vínculo sensible y profundo entre sus personajes y los elementos de la naturaleza que los rodean. En entrevista con la programadora italiana Eva Sangiorgi, Oliver habla de las experiencias musicales y vitales que inspiraron Sirāt, así como de su proceso de escritura con el guionista argentino Santiago Fillol.
This episode explores cinema as a ritual.
Oliver Laxe is a Spanish director, screenwriter, and actor, born in Paris. In 2011, his debut feature, All You Are Captains (Todos vosotros sois capitanes), premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight, and since then all his works have been premiered and awarded at Cannes: Mimosas (2016) won the Critics’ Week Grand Prix, Fire Will Come (Lo que arde, 2019) won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section, and this year he won the Jury Prize in the official competition for his fourth feature, Sirât (2024).
In his filmography, shot between Galicia and Morocco, Laxe has explored a metaphysical and spiritual character of cinema that frequently invokes a profound link between his characters and the elements of nature that surround them.
In an interview with Italian programmer Eva Sangiorgi, Oliver talks about the musical and life experiences that inspired Sirāt, as well as his writing process with Argentine screenwriter Santiago Fillol.
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Este episodio explora el cine como un ritual.
Oliver Laxe es un director, guionista y actor español, nacido en París. En 2011, su ópera prima Todos vosotros sois capitanes se estrenó en la Quincena de Realizadores y desde entonces todos sus trabajos han sido estrenados y premiados en Cannes: Mimosas obtuvo el Gran Premio de la Semana de la Crítica, Lo que arde ganó el Premio del Jurado de la sección Una cierta mirada y, en la más reciente edición del festival, consiguió el Premio del Jurado de la competencia oficial por su cuarto largometraje, Sirāt.
En su filmografía, rodada entre Galicia y Marruecos, ha explorado un carácter metafísico y espiritual del cine que invoca con frecuencia un vínculo sensible y profundo entre sus personajes y los elementos de la naturaleza que los rodean.
En entrevista con la programadora italiana Eva Sangiorgi, Oliver habla de las experiencias musicales y vitales que inspiraron Sirāt, así como de su proceso de escritura con el guionista argentino Santiago Fillol.
