‘Romería’ Review: Carla Simón Dives Deep Into Painful Family History in an Act of Reclamation That’s Equal Parts Shimmering and Meandering
Three years after taking top honors in Berlin with her elegiac tribute to the generations of peach farmers in her family, Alcarràs, Carla Simón returns to territory more directly connected to her own past, a companion piece to her debut, Summer 1993. That 2018 film explored a transitional period in the life of a six-year-old…