Still Life with Ghosts

Still Life with Ghosts is a 2024 Spanish-Serbian ensemble comedy film written and directed by Enrique Buleo.

Plot

Structured in five episodes, the plot follows the mishaps of townsfolk and ghosts in a village of La Mancha.

Production

A Spanish-Serbian co-production, the film was produced by Quatre Films alongside Cuidado con el perro,, and This and That. Shooting locations in the province of Cuenca included Villanueva de la Jara, El Picazo, Casasimarro, Iniesta and Almodóvar del Pinar. Filming also took place in Castellón and Valencia.

Release

Sideral acquired Spanish distribution rights to the film in advance of the film's release. The film had its world premiere at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on 7 October 2024. Its festival run also included selections for screenings at the 26th Abycine Albacete Independent Film Festival, the Gijón International Film Festival, and the Warsaw International Film Festival. It was released theatrically in Spain on 7 February 2025.

Reception

Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa deemed Still Life with Ghosts to be "a film full of humour, an irregular film, at times bold and captivating, and at others too hackneyed".