Winner of the Best Short Award in the Official Selection at Sitges last year, Spanish short
Tuning Oscar (or
Oscar Desafinado) has been making the well-deserved rounds at film festivals around Europe over the past several months. A funny, poignant and yes, scary look at what happens when temptation gets the better of a man smitten with a beautiful woman, writer and director Mikel Alvariño has a teaser for your viewing pleasure.
Violeta jokingly tells her boyfriend Oscar that if she dies before him, he has to wait at least two years before getting involved with another woman. Or Violeta will return to get her revenge. Soon after, Violeta dies, Oscar meets Ana, and must decide between love and his own possible demise.
Alvariño is known to cinephiles as the co-writer of cult favourite
The Birthday, and has been writing for Spanish television for several years. This was one of my favourites in the always great Sitges shorts programme, and hopefully will be at a festival near you soon.