It's a movie about transformation, but the transformation is subtle, sensitive, and so well-played by Itsaso Arana.

By not telling us too much about Eva, Trueba encourages us to peer into ourselves as we seek to identify with the character.

Although the drama lacks tension, the images lack style, and the characters lack substance, the movie is nonetheless carried along by Arana's alert energy.

The Virgin of August is a story about the conflict of getting older ... And it does it without preaching, without exaggerating conflicts, in fact it seems that nothing happens, only life and its possibilities as open as its end. [Full Review in Spanish]