I had not fallen Joana Vilapuig was the protagonist of Red bracelets (Pulseras rojas) nor that his sister, I watched Vilapuigappeared on the hit series TV3 as an episodic character. Hence my surprise when I began to see self-band to prepare for the review and subsequent interview with its creators and main cast. Was I about to chat with two performers I grew up with through red wristbands?
As I told them as soon as we started talking, my most sincere congratulations to Joana and Mireia Vulapuig for Selftape. Not knowing what to expect from this series, I came across an intimate plot, with an exercise in metafiction that dares to explore the real lives of its protagonists.. Autobiography? Or a reflection on relationships from your own experiences?
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A series completely focused on its protagonists
Hits in self-band there are many, but few like that. The series cuts to the chase and focuses on the complicated relationship of its two protagonists, Joan there I watched Viladepuig. We learn little by little the origin of their conflict, while generating a tension which is breathed in the environment. And for that, the script uses dialogues that ring true and silences that amplify the feeling of internal war. Because it is the past that weighs on these two sisters, a past marked by successes and failures.
self-band it’s an introspective look at the lives of two actress-turned-creators. In this way, there are many that are real. And a lot of it is fiction. The important thing is not to get lost trying to sort out what really happened between Joan there MiriaWhy The goal of Selftape is to move us with a story of half-truths, vague feelings and decisions with unpredictable consequences within a family. that shatters into a thousand pieces.
exercise in metafiction
who has ever met Joan there I watched Vilapuig, you will understand every reference made to their career. And those who don’t know them will know everything with archival images that will thrill fans of series like red wristbands. But Selftape is an exercise in maturity that focuses on metafiction to show that these two sisters are in a very different vital and professional moment. They evolved, and the world evolved with them.
Great aesthetic and narrative care
In aesthetics, Selftape follows the style of the original Filmin series. Total creative freedom, a tasteful stylistic exercise and an almost total commitment to cold, low-contrast tones. It shows when a technical and artistic team works without tieswithout immersing themselves in a specific style and are committed to transmitting their own cinematic language.
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need space to breathe
Being a series very focused on the relationship between Joan there Miriawe may sometimes lack a space to breathe. I’m talking about scenes that provide context, which move away from the main conflict without falling into the bland subplots typical of Spanish fiction. This error, which in reality is not one, This is the danger of wanting to tell such a personal and unadorned story.
Selftape is an intimate and personal project that fascinates
I think the best summary of Selftape is to invite you to enjoy a project so personal it hurts. It hurts to see the relationship shown on the screen of Miria there Joan, especially since in real life you were far from being like that. And it hurts to see how from success to oblivion there are two stages. I think we need more shows like Selftape where their creators leave their hearts and souls.
Selftape will be broadcast on April 4th exclusively on FILMIN.