Maria Angeles Muñoz (as Carmen Maura) in Calle Malaga
Photo Credit: Films Boutique
I was fortunate to preview the movie Calle Málaga which will open at Luna this month.
Having previously watched The Blue Caftan by the same Moroccan director Maryam Touzani and seen the beautiful lens through which Touzani tells her stories, I knew that I would be in for something special with her latest film Calle Málaga.
Calle Málaga tells the story of María Ángeles (Carmen Maura), who is a 79 year old lady living in her family apartment in the Spanish quarter of Tangier. She is delighted when her daughter Clara (Marta Etura) comes to visit, but her happiness is abruptly cut short when Clara informs María of her intention to sell the family apartment where María has lived for the better part of her life.
María fights back against being placed in a retirement home, and in this story we see her beautiful personality and resilient spirit shine through as she fights for her life and her dignity to continue living on her own terms.
It is a heartfelt movie as well as being laugh out funny in parts with all the little things that María gets up to as she conducts her own personal rebellion to stay on at her apartment with tremendous grit and determination as well as humour.
The world in which Touzani takes us is colourful, personal and vibrant.
Film goers who are looking for a feel good movie that touches your heart will enjoy this movie very much. It is a beautiful and special movie that you will remember long after the credits have finished.
Calle Málaga (Málaga Street) - a love letter to Tangier opens at Luna on the 23 April.
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