International Press Release Second Sight Films Press Release: The Coffee Table (2024) (Limited and Standard Edition Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

'A bleak, soul-destroying but brilliant movie….

you’ll be telling people to go and watch it. Not for the faint of heart but will no doubt be one of the very best movies

of the year’

★★★★★

Nerdly





Limited Edition Blu-ray

&

Standard Edition Blu-ray

Arrive 28 April 2025



‘Uncompromising, unforgettable tragedy that looks at gender roles, ageing and how small, seemingly insignificant moments can have catastrophic consequences… a genre classic…

I still haven’t stopped thinking about it’

★★★★★

Horror Cult Films

‘Focusing on the dark part of dark comedy… best watched as blind as humanly possible… one of the bleakest, meanest, most unbearably cruel movies you could ever see… If "Uncut Gems" was billed as the most stressful time you can have at the cinema, then this movie makes that look like a children's educational programme’

Slash Film



‘Tragedy is played like a perverse joke, demolishing the boundaries of good taste, then stomping the remnants into a bloody pulp on the rug. A devastatingly cruel comedy of horrors that’s not for the faint-hearted or easily offended'

★★★★

Total Film




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Make room for The Coffee Table (aka La mesita del comedor), a wickedly original horror from Spain, helmed by Caye Casas (Killing God) who also co-wrote with Cristina Borobia (RIP). The film certainly made a big noise and had stomachs churning on its original release and is now set for pride of place in your home, as Second Sight Films announce a fantastic new Limited Edition Blu-ray release this Spring.



The Coffee Table has been described as ‘Horror film of the year… one of the most distressing nightmares of recent horror cinema’ (El Mundo, Spain) and ‘A genre-leaping marvel… a farce… a melodrama, now a tragedy… uproariously funny until it is not at all’ (Projected Figures) and is now set for a collector’s edition makeover. The set will come complete with a new audio commentary, new interviews with the director, actors and many more as well as two of Caye Casas’ short films. The stunning set is presented in a rigid slipcase with new artwork by Luke Headland and a 120-page book with new essays. It will be released on 28 April 2025 alongside a Standard Edition Blu-ray version.



David Pareja (Amigo) and Estefanía de los Santos (Jaulas) give gobsmackingly brilliant performances as Jesus and María, a couple going through a tough time in their relationship, following the recent arrival of their newborn son. The fiery pair are struggling with the pressures that a new baby brings and their bickering only amplifies on a shopping trip to buy furniture that’s about to change their lives forever.



What begins as a simple disagreement over which coffee table to buy quickly descends into a shocking and tragic event that will rip their lives apart.



The film, co-starring Josep Maria Riera, Claudia Riera and Eduardo Antuña promises an excruciatingly uncomfortable and harrowing experience, with a darker-than-dark sense of humour.



Sit down with The Coffee Table for a fantastically horrifying feature that you’ll never forget and will certainly want to make the centre piece of your collection.

Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/CoffeeTableBlu

Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/CoffeeTableLtd

 

[SD_Brian]

So, they buy a coffee table and then spend the rest of the movie banging their shins on it in the dark? Relatable.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

So, they buy a coffee table and then spend the rest of the movie banging their shins on it in the dark? Relatable.

We have all been there, haven't we.

I saw this a year ago. Liked it. At the time it was being promoted as the most disturbing film of the year, and in a way, I would agree with that. It's a film whose premise continually spirals downward. Worth a watch for sure.