Up Among the Stars

It deals with a loser and distressed man called Victor : Luis Calleja , he is a vagrant without job , neither home, nor money who lives only with his child : Jorge Andreu . His only friends are a ticket clerk : Ingrid García Johnson, and the owner of a run-down cinema with no public . The washed-out Victor , while dreaming with his wife : Macarena Gómez, wants again to shot a movie , but going bankrupt , he asks for help a botcher director : Jose Luis García Pérez and his older sister : Magüi Mira, but both of whom reject him. Meanwhile , they are dodging social laborers attempting to take the child for a state facilty . Finally , Victor faces off the dark reality and uncovers the true enigma of his life while tells his child the terrible events happened in his past .

A fantasy film with plenty of imagination , sensibility , fantastic adventure , melancoly and surrealist dreams . The picture uses traditional sets along with computer generator special effects blending unearthy Worlds from George Melies , Segundo de Chomon and Dalinean scenarios . There is also a particular and enjoyable father-son relationship in "Cinema Paradise" and "La Vida Es Bella" style , taking parts of these films here and there . Stars Luis Callejo giving a very good acting as a bum with no income that is really affected since the death his wife and while dreaming in past glories and living improbable and supernatural adventures . Meanwhile his beloved son is finely interpreted by newcomer actor Jorge Andreu , he is pretty good as the rebel child named Ingmar -paying tribute to Ingmar Bergman- who is extremely interested in monster films and attraction parks . They are very good accompanied by a charming support cast giving brief but attractive interpretations , such as : Macarena Gómez as the grieving wife , Ingrid García Johnson as a likeable ticket clerk , Álvaro Roig as the unfortunate manager of a cinema with a stockroom plenty of celluloid classics that nobody pays to watch , Jose Luis García Pérez as an ungrateful filmmaker , Magui Mira as the egoistic and mean aunt , as well as others providing cameos as Kiti Manver , Fernando Ramallo, Carlos Santos , Saturnino García, Liz Lobato or the director himself Zoe Berriatua .

Being well produced by the great director/producer Eloy de la Iglesia and his wife Carolina Bang , in fact this "En Las Estrellas" is realized in the wake of Eloy de la Iglesia films , following his peculiar style . The motion picture was well written and directed by Zoe Berriatua . He is a notorious secondary actor and occassionally director, making various shorts and another feature film titled Los Heroes Del Mal. Rating : 7/10 . Well worth seeing . Better than average .