«Between laughing you realize…»

Choosing between the many national films that are screened is not such a simple task for the viewer, although there are options for all tastes. Lovers of historical films can enjoy ‘The captive’ (Alejandro Amenábar) or ‘The Truce’ (Miguel Ángel Vivas); for drama, the plots they offer ‘The debt’ (Daniel Guzmán) or ‘Pilgrimage’ (Carla Simón); in thriller, ‘Sofia’s suspicion’ (Imanol Uribe) or ‘Similar to murder’ (Antonio Hernandez); and for the most romantic, ‘My friend Eva’ (Cesc Gay).

If there is a proposal that has caught on among humor fans, that is ‘Dinner’the last film by the director and screenwriter Manuel Gomez Pereiraauthor of hits like ‘The Hangman’s Game’ or ‘Why do they call it love when they mean sex?’. The man from Madrid uses a lot of Berlanguian comedy in this project set just a few days after the end of the Civil War and starring Mario Casas, Alberto San Juan and Asier Etxeandia.

The story of this film, which premiered on October 17 in cinemas in our country, follows a young lieutenant, a meticulous ‘maître’ and a group of Republican prisoners who are experts in cooking who must prepare a celebratory banquet at the Palace Hotel to Francisco Franco. Everything seems to be going smoothly, but in the kitchen something more than a menu is hatched, which results in “the most uncomfortable dinner of the year”.

Jordi Évole’s opinion on ‘The Dinner’, the new film by Mario Casas and Alberto San Juan

Since its launch, this comedy has done nothing but accumulate good results at the box office. In fact, during its first weekend, Gómez Pereira’s bet has raised 455,000 euros and it is estimated that it will end up with a final collection of over 1.5 million euros. A very solid figure if we take into account the debacle that Spanish cinemas have suffered in terms of collections in recent weekends.

One of those who took the opportunity to go to enjoy ‘The Dinner’ a few days ago was the journalist Jordi Évolepresenter of ‘What about Évole’ in La Sexta. This is what he has let his followers know on his X account (formerly Twitter), where he has not hesitated to give your most sincere opinion about the Spanish film, which has also hurt many sensitivities by approaching a subject as delicate as Civil war.

Given the news of the success it has had in theaters during its first days on the big screen, the Catalan has applauded this achievement of Spanish cinema through his social networks. «I just found out that ‘The Dinner’ It has been the 2nd most viewed film in theaters this weekend. It made me very excited», he began by saying in this message.

The reporter has made it clear that he very much enjoyed the latest project by Mario Casas and Alberto San Juan, a film full of humor despite the time in which it is set. «I laughed a lot watching it and, laughing, you realize how pathetic Francoism was. Y the cutter that is to feel nostalgia of that,” said Jordi Évole, emphasizing the film as one of the great options to see these days in the cinema.