The original comedy, 'Palm Springs', arrives in direct premiere at Movistar

Movistar closes the month of January, occupied by a good number of premieres both in series and in cinema, with the last premiere on Friday with the arrival of the funny comedy, ‘Palm Springs’, starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti and JK Simmons . Once again, the Spanish platform makes an effort to bring its subscribers the best of North American cinema and again the film will be released without going through theaters, with a direct premiere on Movistar +. Directed by Max Barbakow, the film immerses us in the relationship of a couple meeting at a wedding, and strange events will make them unable to separate from each other, entering an endless loop with their own groundhog day. The premiere will arrive at Movistar next Friday, January 29. An original comedy Comedies have long seemed to be in the doldrums of the film empire. It is difficult to single out a comedy of the year 2020, perhaps because the pandemic situation in the United States has made creators focus much more on dramas and more or less profitable films in the little box office that has been available this past year. With ‘Palm Springs’, surrealism and independent cinema are once again strong with an original story, well done and with a script written with a good pen. From the hand of Andy Siara, creator of the libretto, with the photography of Quyen Tran, the director Max Barbakow, raised in the world of the script, presents a proposal that serves as a debut feature more than remarkable for his career as a director. nominated for Best New Screenplay at the past Independent Spirit Awards and was at the Sundance Film Festival, so the North American independent comedy hits hard again with this different story.As if that were not enough, critics have raged in praise for this first feature by Max Barbakow, considering its comedy one of the most original of the year and awarding the leading couple in the past Critics Choice Super Awards with awards for Andy Samberg and Cristin Millioti. Comedy Specialists Despite their youth, Andy Samberg and Cristin Millioti already have a certainly consolidated career in Hollywood. The California actor has spent many years dedicating his filmography and appearances to the genre of comedy, especially with his participation from 2005 to 2012 in ‘Saturday Night Live’. In cinema, comedies such as’ Desmadre de father ‘with Adam Sandler,’ Things to do before 18 ‘,’ Damn neighbors’ and ‘adulterated route’, a fantastic mockumentary that immerses himself in doping in the Tour de France and in which he participated with Orlando Bloom, Daveed Diggs and John Cena. For his part, the female part is occupied by Cristin Millioti, who became popular in Spain for his participation in the mythical comedy ‘How I met your mother’. Later, her passage through other outstanding series such as ‘Black Mirror’ or ‘Fargo’, led her to participate in such interesting film projects as ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ under the orders of Michael Scorsese, ‘It had to be you’, and ‘Fuck 2020’, a film recently released on Netflix A different story The film that Movistar premieres this Friday is a comedy with sci-fi and fantasy overtones, which may recall some unusual stories such as those made by directors such as Michel Gondry or Spike Jonce, masters of fantastic humor, or of course there will be no shortage of comparisons with Bill Murray’s excellent comedy, ‘Trapped in time’.In ‘Palm Springs’ the two protagonists try to escape from loneliness and come together to find a path that even they themselves do not know if they want to travel, The story presents us with Nyles, a carefree young man without many pretensions in life and Sarah, a lady of honor at a wedding. During the wedding that takes place in Palm Springs, the two meet and discover that, not only are they trapped in that place, but they will not be able to flee from themselves, entering a dead end loop and outside any possible logic. The pandemic has affected a hundred theaters a lot, so Movistar + has made an effort to bring its subscribers during 2020, and will continue to do so in 2021, some of the most outstanding films that will not go through theaters and will be released directly on the Spanish platform. Last week, Movistar premiered directly the thriller starring Sarah Paulson, ‘Mommy loves you’. In that list enters this Friday ‘Palm Springs’ and the premiere of ‘Becky’ will be added on February 12, a fast-paced thriller starring an unknown Kevin James in the role of a dangerous convict who escapes from prison and the young Lulu Wilson.