The Other Way Around (Trueba, 2024): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 1pm
68th LONDON FILM FESTIVAL (9th - 20th October 2024) DAY 3
With its date at the end of the year, London is a "festival of festivals", as the Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin put it in one of his previews,
so the films shown have mostly been seen and commented on by critics
who have watched the features at such high-profile festivals as Cannes,
Venice, Toronto, Sundance and Berlin.
So I'm making it simple with one recommendation a day. I will be concentrating on the repertory choices but I've also read the
reviews of the contemporary releases and talked to and listened to the trusted critics all year and I
am as confident as I can be that this is the pick of the movies within
the parameters I have set. Firstly, there's no point highlighting the
major gala films - they will be sold out quickly. Secondly, there is
little to be gained in paying the higher Festival ticket prices to see
films that are out in Britain soon. I will be returning to the London
Festival films worthy of seeing and set to be released in the coming
months on this blog as and when they get a general release in London.
Here then (from October 9th to October 20th) are the films you are likely
to be able to get tickets for and the movies you are unlikely to see in
London very soon unless you go the Festival. Here is the LFF's main website for the general information you need. Don't
worry if some of the recommended films are sold out as there are always
some tickets on offer which go on sale 30 minutes before each
screening. Here is the information you need to get those standby tickets.
Today's choice also has two screenings at Curzon Soho on October 10th. You can find all the details here.
BFI introduction:
When cinephiles Ale and Alex decide to call it a day after 14 years
together, they are determined to do things differently by throwing a
celebratory party for family and friends. However, the couple’s
idealistic plan is soon shown to be fraught with complications, because
breaking up in the real world is not always as easy as it appears on the
screen.
Maria Delgado
'The Other Way Around” is a refreshingly grown-up entry to a genre that seems to have got sillier and blander in recent years:
in posing substantive questions about the nature of romance and
relationships, it’s smarter than virtually any American studio romantic
comedy of recent years.'
Adam Solomons, Indiewire
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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