‘Immaculate’ represents the first foray into horror films by Álvaro Morte, who is placed under the orders of Michael Mohan to don the cassock of Father Sal Tedeschi. Although the interpreter recognizes that He does not usually like this genre, he does value its construction: “That a director is capable of transmitting fear through the screen seems like a very difficult exercise to me.“.
The film produced and starring Sydney Sweeney combines two of the classic horror film ingredients: religion and motherhood. Regarding the first, the actor of ‘La casa de papel’ and ‘After the storm’ analyzes that, “beyond iconography“, “the concept of faith, of believing in the unknown, connects very well with the fear of the unknown“.
Regarding motherhood, Morte points out that in ‘Immaculate’ it is treated from the point that “there is a man who controls a woman’s body and does not let her make decisions about her own life and her own body“.”I find it absolutely terrifying. This unnatural motherhood in which you don’t know what it will bring has a very disturbing part.“, he reflects. However, the man from Cádiz clarifies that The intention of the film was not to criticize about. “It is true that there are things that are put on the table that can encourage some debate“he adds.
About Sydney Sweeney
The big star of ‘Immaculate’ is Sydney Sweeney playing the novice Cecilia, who arrives at a convent in the Italian countryside and, After swearing her vows, she becomes pregnant, which is interpreted as a miracle. It was in Madrid where Morte met the ‘Euphoria’ actress during an awards ceremony and, after talking briefly, she wanted to include him in the project. “Three or four weeks later I receive the offer to go to Italy to record.“, account.
Sweeney was one of the main reasons why Morte joined ‘Immaculate’ and, in his words, he was not wrong: “Working with her has been great, she is wonderful. Not only is she great as an actress and producer, but she is also a tremendously fun and approachable girl.“.
‘Immaculate’ opens in theaters on May 1.
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