"The passing of time is the only theme," declares the hard-bitten protag of "Madrid, 1987," and considering that the film consists almost entirely of a monologue in a grimy bathroom, the time passes ...

Writer-director David Trueba gives the May-November romance trope a new spin in this World Dramatic Competition entry with strong art house appeal. By THR Staff PARK CITY — An engrossing two-hander ...

For most college-age women, being locked inside a bathroom with an older gentleman for over 24 hours would be a less-than-enjoyable experience. This is exactly the stage that is set by Spanish ...

“Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare,” William Shakespeare wrote, a point drawn forcefully home if you’re locked inside a small bathroom with a naked, sexagenarian newspaper columnist whose ...

Writer-director David Trueba strips his characters bare, figuratively and literally, in the language-driven two-hander “Madrid, 1987,” which uses a May-December pairing to explore a moment of intense ...

Madrid, 1987 ...is a two-character story with a verbose discourse on writing, journalism, careerism, aging and politics. Shot mostly within a very constricted space, the story follows an older, ...

At the start of Madrid, 1987, the cynical Miguel (José Sacristán), a veteran newspaper columnist in his 70s, goes to a café to meet Angela (María Valdaverde), a young journalism student profiling him ...

In 1987 Madrid, the unexpected encounter between a seasoned journalist and a young student leads to a profound exploration of love, desire, politics, power, and discovery of each other.

“Youth like summer brave, age like winter bare,” wrote William Shakespeare, a point drawn forcefully home if you’re locked inside a small bathroom with a naked, sexagenarian newspaper columnist whose ...