I Am a Director

Hilarious. The actors are all great, especially the stars, Carlos and Joa. The film is a film within a film with a friend documenting the making of the movie. Will they actually make the film? Will Joa stay with Carlos? Will a script ever get written? This is the first feature film of the director and I believe the biggest film for any of the actors. The originality and innocence are totally compelling. This is a hard film to describe, you really have to see it. It's in Spanish with English sub-titles but very easy to follow. I can't wait to see it again. It is so much fun that the time zooms by and you can't believe it's over. I can't believe this is not playing everywhere. It's one of the funniest movies I've seen.

Puerto Rican film industry is not known to a large number of cinéphiles.This might have something to do with the fact that most film festivals show only a handful of Puerto Rican films."I am a Director" is a new Puerto Rican film which effectively uses its 'comedy film' status to comment on the film making process in Puerto Rica.We get to see how film making is a collective process for which everybody needs to contribute.As "I am a Director" is set within a film,it gives viewers ample chance to observe closely how actors and actresses have their caprices.No film can succeed if the script has not been properly developed.This crucial aspect of film making has got special focus in this film as the protagonist hopes to make a film without bothering to have a finished screenplay.His "it is all in the head" approach brings a lot of laughter.Actor Carlos Marchand with his antics as a débutant director is convincing.All those who have difficulties finding finances for their first films might not have any trouble in identifying themselves with his plight.