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God's Crooked Lines
''God's Crooked Lines'' ( es, Los renglones torcidos de Dios, links=no) is a 2022 Spanish psychological thriller film directed by Oriol Paulo and starring Bárbara Lennie. Written by Oriol Paulo and Guillem Clua with the collaboration of Lara Sendim, the screenplay is an adaptation of the 1979 novel of the same name by Torcuato Luca de Tena. The plot follows Alice Gould (Lennie), a woman entering a psychiatric ward in order to investigate the mysterious circumstances pertaining a death in the facility. The film had its world premiere at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival. It earned six nominations at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Leading Actress (Lennie) and Adapted Screenplay. Plot In 1979, Alice Gould de Almenara enters a psychiatric ward. Left at the gates by a man, she is interrogated by Dr. Ruipérez, who reads a letter by Dr. Donadío. Alice insists that she has been "legally abducted" by her husband Heliodoro so he could seize her riches. Dr. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriol Paulo
Oriol Paulo (born 30 July 1975) is a Spanish screenwriter and director. He is known for crime thriller movies such as ''The Body'' (2012) and ''The Invisible Guest'' (2016). Both films garnered international acclaim and were remade in several languages. Career Born in Barcelona in 1975, Oriol Paulo earned a licentiate degree in audiovisual communication from the Pompeu Fabra University in 1998. He studied film at the Los Angeles Film School. As a scriptwriter, he wrote screenplays for small screen films such as ''Ecos'' (2006) and ''Codi 60'' (2011). He worked as writer for television series such as ' and ''El cor de la ciutat'', both broadcast on the Catalan public channel TV3. In cinema, he made himself known as a co-screenwriter alongside Guillem Morales with the thriller ''Julia's Eyes'' (2010), produced by Guillermo del Toro. But he had already made some short films such as ''McGuffin ''(1998, scriptwriter and director), ''Tapes'' (2002, scriptwriter and director) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
