Blancanieves

Pablo Berger's Blancanieves (Spain, 2012) - 2012SANSic Jury Prize and Best Actress (Macaraena Garcia) winner. a mute black and white new version of the tale of Snow White set in the Andalusia of the 20s with Maribel Verdú, Angela Molina and Daniel Giménez Cacho. / This year's crowded field of Snow White movies has a winner, at least in terms of quality, in Pablo Berger's delightful "Blancanieves." Conceived as an homage to silent cinema, with black-and-white lensing and no spoken dialogue, the film may strike some as having a tad more emotional heft than the similarly constructed "The Artist." The success of that French charmer may whet the appetites of niche auds for more of the same, making this very Spanish take on the fairy tale a strong contender for specialty distribution worldwide. 2012SANSic, 2012TOR, 2013OE. RATING: 7.