Mar Diestro-Dópido is a film critic based in London. She is a researcher and regular contributor to Sight & Sound as well as an experienced arts and media translator. She currently holds the post of BFI Sight & Sound Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD). Her book publications include a BFI Modern Classic on Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth and a forthcoming book on film festivals.
Articles by Mar Diestro-Dópido
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Quién te cantará review: a pop star, transubstantiated
A drama of an amnesiac cult singer and her karaoke impersonator that refracts its own cinematic influences dazzlingly, Carlos Vermut’s latest is a dark, dreamy fairytale of identities absorbed and reborn, says Mar Diestro-Dópido.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
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Guillermo del Toro: “The Shape of Water is my first movie that is hungry for life”
While charming the crowd at the LFF, the cult Mexican director discussed his brilliant new film, how Pedro Almodóvar gave him “a second chance at life” and his own tangle with the Weinsteins, reports Mar Diestro-Dópido.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
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Children of the coup: Chilean cinema after Pinochet
A retrospective of 21st-century Chilean film at the Seminci Film Festival in Spain revealed how the national cinema has flourished and diversified in the post-Pinochet era. If only these exciting films could be seen in the rest of the world, says Mar Diestro-Dópido.
Thursday, April 6, 2017
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New narratives: Spanish stories at London Film Festival 2016
Five surprising films by Spanish and Latin American directors at this year’s LFF explored the consolations and tricks offered by storytelling.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
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‘Strong’ women – latinate quarter at London 2015
With women on film centre-stage at this year’s London Film Festival, Mar Diestro-Dópido rounds up ten films with a female flavour from Latin America, Spain, France and Italy.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
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From the Magazine
Things fall apart savagely in this Argentine portmanteau of latterday social grotesqueries. Mar Diestro-Dópido is down for the ride.
Friday, March 27, 2015
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London 2014 roundup: ‘esperpento’ Iberian grotesque
Absurdist, macabre family disorder seems to be the flavour of this year’s best Spanish-language comedies, finds Mar Diestro-Dópido.
Monday, November 3, 2014
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From the Magazine
Film of the week: The Book of Life
Mar Diestro-Dópido hails an exuberant, affirmative riff on Mexico’s Day of the Dead carnival, Russian dolls-style, co-produced by Guillermo del Toro.
Friday, October 24, 2014
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London 2013: Spanish cinema – beyond crisis?
Three new movies by London Film Festival debutantes exemplify the new DIY ethos of Spain’s embattled film sector, reports Mar Diestro-Dópido.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
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From the Magazine
Film of the week: Blancanieves
Hot on the heels of The Artist, Tabu and Frankenweenie, this silent Spanish-Cinderella fantasia is a gloriously entertaining rumination on families, film history, fairytales and Spanish folklore.
Friday, July 12, 2013
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