Abracadabra

Directed by Pablo Berger

This hypnotic comedy is the story of Carmen, an ordinary housewife living on the outskirts of Madrid with her husband Carlos. He’s a construction worker and football fan who lives and breathes for Real Madrid, and nothing else. Carmen blindly follows the old saying “better the devil you know…”, but when he’s possessed by the spirit of an apparently much nicer man, their lives are transformed dramatically. A riot of saturated colour, deliberate excess and infectious 80s music, the style is diametrically opposed to Berger’s previous hit Blancanieves, but brings many of the same technical and artistic crew back together for another unique and memorable affair.

Duration:
100 minutes

Languages:
Spanish

Subtitles:
Full English

Country of origin:
Spain

Year of production:
2017

This screening has no adverts or trailers and starts at the advertised time