Icíar Bollaín on the set of Yuli: 'We say that the dance tells some parts of his life, but actually the dance tells the emotions of his life' Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival Carlos Acosta biopic Yuli - adapted from his biography by Scottish writer Paul Laverty and directed by Spaniard Icíar Bollaín had its UK premiere at Glasgow Film Festival this week. More traditional biographical storytelling is mixed with dance to bring the emotion of Acosta's memories to the fore. The film charts his reluctance to become a ballet dancer, despite being pushed by his father (Santiago Alfonso), with whom he had a difficult relationship, and his tutor Chery (Laura De la Uz), until his final embrace of the craft and rise to international fame. The film had its world premiere at San Sebastian Festival last September, where I caught up with Bollaín and Laverty to talk about it.
- 2/27/2019
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"If you are going to try and tell the story of your life, really go for it." The Match Factory has debuted an official international trailer for the film Yuli, telling the story of Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta. This is premiering at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain later in the month, but has no other release plans set yet. The film follows Acosta - nicknamed Yuli by his father - from growing up on the streets of his native Cuba, through his time at the country’s National Dance School, to performing at London's prestigious Royal Ballet. The lead role is played by Edilson Manuel Olbera Núñez as a boy and Keyvin Martínez as a young man, with Acosta also appearing in the film as himself. Along with Lukas Dhont's Girl this year, this seems like another powerful story about a dedicated young dancer and his...
- 9/13/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The film will have its world premiere this month in Competition at San Sebastian Film Festival.
Screen can exclusively premiere the first English-subtitled trailer for Yuli, which has its world premiere this month in Competition at San Sebastian Film Festival (September 21-29).
Directed by Spanish actor and filmmaker Icíar Bollaín, Yuli tells the story of Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta.
The Spain-Cuba-Germany-uk co-production is written by Paul Laverty and was produced by BBC Films, Potboiler Productions, Morena Films and Match Factory Productions.
The Match Factory handles world sales on the title.
The film follows Acosta - nicknamed Yuli by his...
Screen can exclusively premiere the first English-subtitled trailer for Yuli, which has its world premiere this month in Competition at San Sebastian Film Festival (September 21-29).
Directed by Spanish actor and filmmaker Icíar Bollaín, Yuli tells the story of Cuban ballet superstar Carlos Acosta.
The Spain-Cuba-Germany-uk co-production is written by Paul Laverty and was produced by BBC Films, Potboiler Productions, Morena Films and Match Factory Productions.
The Match Factory handles world sales on the title.
The film follows Acosta - nicknamed Yuli by his...
- 9/11/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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