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| Distributor: | A Contracorriente Films | ||
| Director: | Albert Serra | ||
| Starring: | Andrés Roca Rey | ||
| Cinematography: | Artur Tort Pujol | ||
| Language: | Spanish |
Afternoons of Solitude (es|'''Tardes de soledad'''|links=no) is a 2024 documentary film directed by Albert Serra dealing with the world of bullfighting.
The film world premiered in September 2024 at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Shell.
The film depicts bullfighter and his entourage throughout 14 corridas.
The film is a Spanish-French-Portuguese co-production by Andergraun Films alongside Lacima Producciones, Idéale Audiences, and Rosa Filmes.[1] Production was extended by five years, three years for shooting footage and two for editing the material.
The film was scheduled to debut at the Kursaal on 23 September 2024, in competition for the Golden Shell of the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival. Ahead of the film's premiere, PACMA asked for its removal from the festival slate.[2] It also made it to the slate of the 2024 New York Film Festival. The film will be distributed in Spain by A Contracorriente Films, with a expected theatrical release in Spain on 7 March 2025.[3] [4] Films Boutique acquired international sales rights.
Luis Martínez of El Mundo gave the film 4 stars, declaring it as "a monumental, precious, precise, brutal, grief-stricken, tragic, beautiful and, from any point of view, unique film".[5]
Jonathan Romney of ScreenDaily described the film as "a deeply immersive work and an unashamedly repetitive one".[6]
|-| rowspan = "2" | || rowspan = "2" | 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Feroz Zinemaldia Award || || [7] |-| colspan = "2" | Golden Shell for Best Film || || [8] [9] |}