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Ariel

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A boat where everyone is asleep. An actress who arrives in the Azores to join a theatre tour of The Tempest, but first encounters something unexpected and magical. The whole island is a stage and all of Shakespeare's plays are performed throughout the day. The world of the film merges with the world of the play and the real world and we immerse ourselves in this poetic and metatextual game.

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Dustin Chang Floating World 7h
With stunning Azores' backdrop and his signature color tinted images, Patiño creates another hypnotic, dreamy film that is both thoughtful and whimsical. Go to Full Review Elsa Fernández-Santos El Pais (Spain) 1d
With a creative freedom that floods the screen with gestures typical of absurdist theater, but also of street theater and popular culture, Ariel moves with lightness and humor through an almost unreal Atlantic haze. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Mariona Borrull Fotogramas 1d
3/5
The screen accounts for those moments when we feel like tourists in a foreign land, and, like the mythical Ariel (Irene Escolar), the story carries a faintly enchanted quality. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Cinemanía (Spain) 1d
3.5/5
The dialogues may need some work and there may be some repetitive ideas, but what a joy it is to hear Shakespeare in Portuguese beneath an imposing sea of ​​clouds into which one can vanish. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro 1d
It's a visually impeccable film, but one that's timid in its choices, remaining adrift amidst beautiful images and conceptual digressions that are repeated ad nauseam. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Lois Patiño

Director

Irene Escolar

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Agustina Muñoz

Actor

José Díaz

Actor

Hugo Torres

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Marta Pazos

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Movie Info

Synopsis A boat where everyone is asleep. An actress who arrives in the Azores to join a theatre tour of The Tempest, but first encounters something unexpected and magical. The whole island is a stage and all of Shakespeare's plays are performed throughout the day. The world of the film merges with the world of the play and the real world and we immerse ourselves in this poetic and metatextual game.
Director
Lois Patiño
Producer
Beli Martínez, Rodrigo Areias
Screenwriter
Lois Patiño
Production Co
Bando à Parte, Filmika Galaika
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 48m