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EL FANTASMA DE LA SAUNA

THE PHANTOM OF THE SAUNA
by Luis Navarrete
Country: Spain
Year: 2021
Duration: 92'


Javi comes to a sauna club looking for a job. He'll find out a place full of secrets, the biggest of them being a strange man who will fall in love: the phantom of the sauna! In a tribute/parody of the famous musical The Phantom of the Opera, this delirious and entertaining film sees Antonia San Juan shining in the role of the owner, with a very low consideration of her clientele. One does not stop having both high and low cinematic references, watching this compendium of musical, soap opera, kitsch drama and Iberian madness à la Almodovar. Enter the sauna and enjoy yourself, with lightness.

Biography

film director

Luis Navarrete

Spanish director Luis Navarrete interrupted his studies in Medicine in Madrid to devote himself totally to the seventh art. After completing his studies in cinematography and acting, he wrote and directed the short films Daddy Dearest (2018) which received 3 awards, Directed by Lola (2019) which received 13 selections at festivals, A Palace Between the Clouds (2018) and the video clip La Rare eres tú by Tavi Gallart, Supremme Deluxe and Pupi Poisson.

Cast

& Credits

Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Luis Navarrete, Martín Spínola
Montaggio/Editing Jone López
Fotografia/Photography David Aguirre
Suono/Sound Miguel Ángel Caballero
Musica/Music Ramon Grau, Paco Periago
Interpreti/Cast Antonia San Juan, Néstor Goenaga, Martín Spínola, Pablo Liñares, Supremme de Luxe, Pupi Poisson, Tavi Gallart
Produttore/Producer Paco Periago
Produzione/Production Sophia Network SLU
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