Paz Vega: Keeping the Adult World Out of the Frame in “Rita”

Locarno Meets
20 нояб. 2024 г. 26 min
Paz Vega: Keeping the Adult World Out of the Frame in “Rita”
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About this episode

<p>Actress Paz Vega – one of the most recognizable faces of Spanish cinema – joins us for a conversation about her directorial debut: the piercing childhood drama “Rita”. This remarkable work, for which Vega served in a multitude of capacities – director, writer, executive producer, and in a prominent lead role – had its world premiere at the 77th Locarno Film Festival to acclaim from the audience and the press.</p> <p>During the Festival, we caught up with Paz Vega to dig into this impressive first foray behind the camera. Set in the innocence of a childhood in Sevilla in 1984, and the domestic abuse that devastates that world, “Rita” is a bold work that deserves to be seen and discussed for a long time to come.</p>

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