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Elsa Fernández-Santos

Elsa Fernández-Santos's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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A Missing Part (2024) 92% EDIT “Duris's performance speaks volumes without him even mentioning the character. The weight rests on this marvelous actor who surrenders himself to the drama with a restrained, yet tender, anguish. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Mar 20, 2026 Full Review The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 86% EDIT “The film's ambition is commendable, as is Seyfried's harrowing performance as a woman who lost four newborn children, or who had her mystical experience in prison. But it's diluted by a flimsy structure. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Mar 13, 2026 Full Review The Last Viking (2025) 91% EDIT “The convoluted plot is peppered with violence (a hallmark of Jensen's humor) and flashbacks that allow the director to create his unique blend of drama and comedy. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Mar 9, 2026 Full Review My Father's Shadow (2025) 97% EDIT “With a lyricism laden with melancholy, Davies evokes moments and glimpses that defy oblivion in the images of My Father's Shadow. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Mar 9, 2026 Full Review Sorry, Baby (2025) 97% EDIT “Sorry, Baby is one of those films that lingers in your memory. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 27, 2026 Full Review Peter Hujar's Day (2025) 91% EDIT “The result is a striking chamber piece, a requiem that takes us back to the vibrant New York of the 1970s and the sensitive, tragic figure of Hujar. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 27, 2026 Full Review El Fantasma de Mi Mujer (2026) EDIT “Although the main issue with this crazy mess is that it juxtaposes the angelic wife with the treacherous lover, it leaves the puppet-like character who set everything in motion with no real personality. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 24, 2026 Full Review Firebreak (2026) EDIT “The fire is menacing, but it feels so contrived from the very first scene that it fails to generate enough panic. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 21, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 89% EDIT “The mix of such well-known actors feels a bit awkward at times...but the main cast and the narrative pacing ultimately work, even though the plot veers towards the implausible and the ending feels somewhat naive. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Good Valley Stories (2025) EDIT “The communal bonds and the care given to each character have Fordian echoes...but what matters is something else. Guerin is never oblivious to the memory of cinema...although life, unpredictable and strange, is the true art. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 13, 2026 Full Review The President's Cake (2025) 99% EDIT “... The President's Cake possesses has strength in its perspective and in many of its images...[Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 7, 2026 Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% EDIT “The film is frenetic, violent, and, above all else, comical; its epic is that of a clownish-antihero obsessed with a sport that no one cares about. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% EDIT “Although the absurdity gets a little out of hand for Raimi, the film is entertaining thanks to its class struggle...and gender clash...as well as the spark between its two leads. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Arco (2025) 93% EDIT “Arco 's greatest strength lies in its many ideas...but also in its doses of tenderness, its moving final act, and a script that avoids falling into a simplistic hero-versus-villain narrative. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The Legend of Ochi (2025) 76% EDIT “...a family adventure film that once again evokes the youth cinema of the eighties, but with its own unique imagery that, along with the release of Arco, offers an alternative to the rather uninspiring current family films. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 23, 2026 Full Review The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025) 95% EDIT “This dreamlike landscape is sometimes confusing, and, as in the desert itself, it's easy to get lost; but its visual beauty and underlying emotion allow one to navigate it. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 16, 2026 Full Review If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 92% EDIT “[Rose Byrne's] commitment is absolute, but above all, her incredibly difficult take of madness is neither flashy nor self-indulgent. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 16, 2026 Full Review Song Sung Blue (2025) 77% EDIT “The film serves as a vehicle for [Hugh Jackman] to shine, and especially for Kate Hudson...However, their efforts are diluted in a clumsy and characterless whole where the personal drama and the musical adventure never quite mesh. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 9, 2026 Full Review Rondallas (2025) EDIT “[Rondallas] proposes a zigzag between smiles and tears, which it pursues (and largely achieves) through characters who play on stereotypes but offer their own personalities and nuances. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Jan 2, 2026 Full Review Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) 82% EDIT “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother resonates deeply because, in its apparent lack of pretension, it possesses more wisdom and respect for its characters than most films that shout their intentions at us. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Ariel (2025) EDIT “With a creative freedom that floods the screen with gestures typical of absurdist theater, but also of street theater and popular culture, Ariel moves with lightness and humor through an almost unreal Atlantic haze. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Dec 29, 2025 Full Review Keeper (2025) 49% EDIT “Between wooden walls and large windows, Perkins crafts a tale that straddles reality and a folk horror fantasy, as delirious as it is unsettling. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Dec 19, 2025 Full Review A Private Life (2025) 81% EDIT “With its warm autumnal hues, A Private Life is entertaining and ironic, and allows Foster to do more than just showcase her enviable French. A far cry from Hollywood, it's also a pleasure to watch. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Kontinental '25 (2025) 95% EDIT “Kontinental '25 is a film made urgently and with limited resources, a condition that amplifies its moral and political force, but all its ideas (and there are many) are summarized in the essence of that quote. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Dec 12, 2025 Full Review The Blue Trail (2025) 100% EDIT “With the same free spirit as his protagonist, Gabriel Mascaro constructs a story that blurs the lines between reality and fiction, presenting old age as a headlong flight where everything is new and possible. [Full review in Spanish]” – El Pais (Spain) Dec 12, 2025 Full Review
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