Alcarràs – Catalan cinema bears fruit on international stage
Alcarràs, from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, won the Golden Bear at this year's Berlin International Film Festival. At the premiere in Lleida, cast members chat to Filling the Sink about Simón's unique directing style and the movie's themes of traditional farming in the modern world. Cillian Shields and Angus Clelland join Lorcan Doherty to chat about Alcarràs, as well as Simón's other films and the hallmarks of Catalan cinema. Judith Colell, president of the Catalan Film Academy, explains how international success can benefit the next generation of Catalan filmmakers. This week's Catalan phrase is 'com una casa de pagès'. Literally, 'like a farmhouse', it means something very big or obvious.