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Rodrigo Sorogoyen on Javier Bardem and Shooting ‘The Beloved’ as Full-On Experiment: ‘If This Had Been My First Film, I Wouldn’t Have Taken So Many Risks’

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entertainmentMay 16, 2026

May 15, 2026 10:10pm PT

Rodrigo Sorogoyen on Javier Bardem and Shooting ‘The Beloved’ as Full-On Experiment: ‘If This Had Been My First Film, I Wouldn’t Have Taken So Many Risks’

Sorogoyen explains why ‘The Beloved,’ set to world premiere in Cannes competition May 16, is his most experimental film to date, in style and focus.

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Rodrigo Sorogoyen Credit: Riccardo Ghilardi

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beloved” (“El ser querido”), which world premieres in Cannes competition on May 16, begins in a plush Madrid restaurant. The scene lasts 20 minutes.

In it, a world-famous film director, Esteban Martínez (Javier Bardem) reencounters his estranged daughter (Victoria Luengo) to offer her a part in his next film, even though he hasn’t seen her for 13 years.

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