Las delicias del jardín

Fermín, a veteran painter at the twilight of his career, has begun to feel his hand tremble. On the brink of financial ruin, he is forced to move into the studio he shares with his friend Javier de Juan in an old garage. There, his son Pablo, also a painter returns from a long trip to India to live with him. Their opposing perspectives on art and life quickly bring them into conflict. Pepa, Pablo’s mother and Fermín’s ex, proposes a solution: they enter a competition to reinterpret The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, which could help resolve their financial troubles.Co-written and co-starring father and son Fernando and Pablo Colomo, Las delicias del jardín captures an intimate chemistry that drives the story. Blending humor with reflections on aging, family tension, and economic precarity, the film offers a playful yet touching look at contemporary life in Madrid, influenced by the humor of Billy Wilder and Woody Allen. Technically innovative, it was shot entirely on mobile phones by master cinematographer José Luis Alcaine, enabling flexible, intimate framing that brings the city’s streets and domestic spaces to life. Through humor, improvisation, and inventive mobile cinematography, the Colomos deliver a culturally resonant vision of Spanish cinema, merging realism, comedy, and local authenticity with universal appeal.