Yesterday the Teatro Principal of San Sebastian has been the venue of the fifth and last projection, in this week dedicated to films, of the documentary El Rey de Canfranc. This french-spanish co-production directed by Manuel Priede and José Antonio Blanco, tells us the life of Alberto Le Lay during a terrible period of the spanish and european history. The year is 1940. Located in the Huesca's Pyrenees, Canfranc and its railway station are a strategic crossing point. Tons of supplies going to Germany are moved there. Alberto Le Lay, a french custom officer, decides to take advantage of his position to help the resistance. He's soon discovered and forced to flee.

Today what remains of the station makes us dream about its past magnificence. A renovation plan driven by the Aragon's government is in process and the station is little by little recovering its splendor. Nonetheless, the lack of use of this building has also been a source of beauty, inspiring many directors: a few features and other projects (shorts, ads, music videos) have been shot there in the last years. We can name some of them: In praise of older women directed by Miguel Lombardero, Chrysalis by Paula Ortéz, and now El Rey de Canfranc. And in the future we can predict more projects will be shot in this place full of magic and beauty, with an indeniable historical baggage.

The commercial release of the documentary is expected for october. Our best wishes for the directors.