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Paradiso (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
71 min + 62 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Omar Al Abdul Razzak

Written By:
Daniel Remón
Omar Al Abdul Razzak

Actors:
Juan Manuel Hidalgo ..... Juanito
Luisa Martínez ..... Luisa
Rafael Sánchez ..... Rafael

Synopsis:

The "Duque de Alba" is one of the last three adult movie theatres remaining in Madrid. Rafael, the projectionist, works hard every day in order to make the place tidier. He hand-paints the movie posters himself, he puts flowers and houseplants around, he fits out the entrance... Even though pornography is mostly consumed online, the theatre works due to a fixed clientele. The "Duque de Alba" is, indeed, more than just an adult movie theatre: it is a shelter, a refuge. Yet Rafael has to face a new problem now: Luisa, the ticket clerk with whom he's worked with for more than thirty years, the only one who helps him make the theatre a better place, is about to retire.

Duque de Alba is Madrid's last standing adult movie theatre. It is run run by Rafael and Luisa, the ticket lady. To most customers, this theatre, situated in a historical stone building, is anything but a dark viewing spot. It is a place where people can discuss their everyday lives, the disappearing film culture, and the history of Hollywood classics, indefinitely. When Rafael's stepping out of the safety of the theatre into the outer world of furniture and wholesale stores is like a trip to another time and place. How many entrepreneurs these days buy thank-you ties to all of their customers? And do any small business owners spend days deciding the colour of the chairs and the walls on the patio? From the beginning until the end, the film prepares us for one of the final renunciations. The theatre remains active but it is time for Luisa to retire. The conversation underneath the lobby staircase quiets down, as the new ticket seller is more interested in her smart phone than the meaning of Kubric's films to the modern man's train of thought.

The Duque de Alba is the last remaining adult movie theatre in Madrid. Even though pornography is mostly consumed online, the theatre works due to a regular clientele. The Duque de Alba is, indeed, more than just an adult movie theatre: it is a shelter, a refuge. Rafael, the projectionist, works hard every day in order to keep the place nice, but now Luisa, the ticket clerk with whom he's worked for more than thirty years, the only one who helps him make the theatre a better place, is about to retire.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 04 May, 2015.