La Buena Letra / Dobre maniery
2025, 110 min.

pre-premiere screening, not distributed in Poland

Awards and selections: 2026 Goya Awards – nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
Director: Celia Rico Clavellino
Cast: Loreto Mauleón, Enric Auquer Sardà, Roger Casamajor, Ana Rujas
Country: Spain

[IN-PERSON SCREENING]

 

— pre-screening introduction: Laia Casanovas (the film’s sound designer) and Jakub Popielecki (Filmweb)

— the screening is accompanied by a visit from Laia Casanovas and a masterclass: Sound Design for the film “Sirât”.

Devotion is not always met with gratitude

Spain, several years after the end of the Civil War. In a small village, Ana struggles to keep her family together and heal the wounds the conflict has left on those closest to her. When her brother-in-law Antonio returns home, she takes care of him, cooking for him, tending to his needs and keeping painful family secrets buried. Everything changes with the arrival of Isabel, Antonio’s newlywed wife. Amid tension, unspoken emotions and mounting conflicts, Ana discovers that even the greatest sacrifice is not always met with gratitude.

In the media

«Subtlety is a virtue that contemporary cinema is clearly lacking, and The Good Manners certainly possesses it. The film also impresses with its beautiful cinematography and painterly staging, as well as its skilful use of natural light, reminiscent of “Barry Lyndon”.»
— Kevin Ibbotson-Wight, The Wee Review, read the full review here

Celia Rico Clavellino

Spanish director and screenwriter, born in Seville in 1982. Her feature debut, Journey to a “Mother’s Room” (2018), is an intimate story of a mother-daughter relationship and received, among other honours, a Gaudí Award for its screenplay.

In “Little Loves” (2024), she once again explores complicated family relationships. Her latest film, “The Good Manners” (2025), is an adaptation of a novel by Rafael Chirbes.

Tags: Spanish cinema, drama, wartime trauma

The “Sound Design” section is organised in cooperation with the Embassy of Spain in Poland. Section partners: the Polish National Film School in Łódź and Filmweb.