Stella Cadente (region-free DVD)

Stella Cadente is the lavish, lascivious tale of the ill-fated Spanish king, Amadeo I. This richly-layered work is alive with surreal interludes, absurdist humour and sexually explicit revels. Stella Cadente is also the first feature directed by Lluis Miñarro, who as a producer has worked with many great filmmakers such as Lisandro Alonso, Manoel de Oliveria, Albert Serra and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Miñarro's debut proves to be one of the most enjoyable and audacious works in contemporary European cinema. This DVD also includes Miñarro's 2009 acclaimed documentary memoir (Familystrip) of a Spanish generation on the verge of extinction. Available for the first time on home video in the English-speaking world.