THE GOOD BOSS
Awaiting a visit by a committee that could give his company an award, Blanco (Javier Bardem), the owner of an industrial scales manufacturing business, tries to resolve his workers’ problems.
SYNOPSIS
Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, awaits the imminent visit from a committee which holds its fate in their hands as to whether they merit a local Business Excellence award. Everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, the company’s proprietor, Blanco (Javier Bardem) pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
Director
Fernando León de Aranoa
WITH
Javier Bardem, Almudena Amor, Manolo Solo, María de Nati, Óscar de la Fuente, Celso Bugallo
Run Time
2 hours
Released
August 26, 2022
Distributed by
Cohen Media Group
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Subtitled/Open Captions
Country
Spain
SUBTITLES
Spanish with English Subtitles
NOT RATED
Many of the films shown at The Ross are not rated due to the prohibitive cost of acquiring a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. Consequently, as many of these films contain graphic content, viewer discretion is advised.
SHOWINGS
SEPT 9 | FRI
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 10 | SAT
11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 11 | SUN
11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 12 | MON
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 13 | TUE
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 14 | WED
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 15 | THU
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 16 | FRI
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 17 | SAT
11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 18 | SUN
11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 19 | MON
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 20 | TUE
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 21 | WED
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
SEPT 22 | THU
4:45, 7:15, 9:45 p.m.
Reviews
“The Good Boss is designed to be an acting tour de force for Bardem, and it’s certainly that… It’s a memorably dominating performance.”
“With a style reminiscent of the Coen brothers’ trademark cinematic sarcasm, especially in their quirkier works like “Burn After Reading,” León de Aranoa artfully spins a story (which he also wrote) of bad behavior trying to pass itself off as good.”
“It’s a comedy, but no laughing matter. It’s the blackest of satires — the kind in which a smiling face hides a monstrous heart.”