Competencia Oficial
«This is not a parody, but a tribute to our job». This is how Penelope Cruz describes Competencia Oficial. A tale without filter told from behind the curtain of the golden movie industry. Cruz plays a director that must work with two very different actors played by Antonio Banderas and Oscar Martinez. «It’s been fun playing this character. She’s a little psycho, very intelligent and fascinating, but even very silly, she has no filters and she doesn’t care what the others thinks of her. It wouldn’t be nice being like her. She suffers a lot, she’s alone and quite unbearable, but also very funny. This movie is a tribute to our profession, we laughed a lot, it’s not a lack of respect or a parody, on the contrary, we found the right balance and we reached our goal».
Felix is very different, he’s an actor who wants fame, awards and glory. Antonio Banderas has no doubts. «Sif the character would have been more similar to me I wouldn’t do it. I’m not like this. He’s clever, machist, he’s not a noble human being but he’s crystal clear in his behaviours. We wanted to analyses success, envy, competition»
Tiziana Leone
