Aficionados

"Aficionados" is the perfect example of how to seduce each and every one of the senses of a viewer without benefiting from a big budget or relying on the latest technology.

I believe the film stands out due to its narrative power, its interesting camera movements and vivid frames which remind me of the great works of Godard and other masters of the Nouvelle Vague. Who knows, maybe just as "Hiroshima mon amour", this film is announcing a new wave of filmmakers in Spain.

This "rara avis" at the Spanish Box Office certainly doesn't lack the necessary assets to leave its footprint. It combines a sometimes forgotten style of filmmaking with innovative accents and a freshness which shows an extraordinary ability to awaken audiences and intrigue film connoisseurs.

First I want to congratulate Etihad Airways for having this film in their selection during my flight back to Manchester on Friday.

Now for the film - gosh, there should be a competition to see who can make the best film with the least money - hard to believe the Aficionados standard will ever be reached again.

There is something very special going on within this film, you can see character development all over the place, and I will bet good money that this was a function of the film-making process itself. It is at once complex and simplistic, layers of intelligent creation have been carefully built up, editing tells its own story, as do the locations, adopted roles, actors characteristics, and of course the script.

The film is brave and, unusually, has been rewarded - I found myself drawn in, I recognised so much in what I was watching and yet none of it was predictable - no doubt the cast and crew could say the same thing.