Toma nota: la película llegará este verano. © Filmax
“Norberta”, la película española dirigida por las debutantes Sonia Escolano, que firma también el guion, y Belén López Albert, ya tiene fecha de estreno. Se trata de una comedia ágil con mucho amor y verdad que cuenta con un trasfondo Lgtbiq+. Se inspira no solo en una historia real, sino en miles de ellas.
La comedia sigue a una pareja, Norberto y María, que son gente humilde, de barrio, y de vez en cuando atracadores. Pero Norberto necesita dar un giro para sentirse vivo, libre, para sentirse Ella misma. Una confesión inesperada que pondrá en jaque toda su vida.
“Norberta” está encabezada por Luis Bermejo (“Magical Girl”) y Adriana Ozores (“Los Pequeños Amores”) como la pareja protagonista. Completan el reparto Mariona Terés, María Romanillos, Adelfa Calvo, Carme Balagué, María Lanau, Ramon Agirre, Xavier Deltell y César Tormo.
En palabras de Sonia Escolano,...
“Norberta”, la película española dirigida por las debutantes Sonia Escolano, que firma también el guion, y Belén López Albert, ya tiene fecha de estreno. Se trata de una comedia ágil con mucho amor y verdad que cuenta con un trasfondo Lgtbiq+. Se inspira no solo en una historia real, sino en miles de ellas.
La comedia sigue a una pareja, Norberto y María, que son gente humilde, de barrio, y de vez en cuando atracadores. Pero Norberto necesita dar un giro para sentirse vivo, libre, para sentirse Ella misma. Una confesión inesperada que pondrá en jaque toda su vida.
“Norberta” está encabezada por Luis Bermejo (“Magical Girl”) y Adriana Ozores (“Los Pequeños Amores”) como la pareja protagonista. Completan el reparto Mariona Terés, María Romanillos, Adelfa Calvo, Carme Balagué, María Lanau, Ramon Agirre, Xavier Deltell y César Tormo.
En palabras de Sonia Escolano,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Juan Diego Botto’s feature film debut is a heart-breaking social drama and scathing critique of the neoliberal structures that have resulted in a catastrophic eviction crisis in Spain, where more than 400,000 people have been forced out of their homes over the past decade.
“On the Fringe” screens in the Zurich Film Festival’s country focus sidebar, New World View, which this year showcases works from new Spanish filmmakers.
The impressive achievement, which premiered in Venice, grew out of a conversation Botto had with friend Penélope Cruz after she saw a play he had written and was starring in. She suggested he write a script for a project they could do together, perhaps a relationship drama, something to do with jealousy, the Argentine-Spanish multi-hyphenate recalls.
Botto began by writing a scene centering on a couple having a heated, jealousy-soaked argument the night before their eviction – the real cause of their suppressed fear and anger.
“On the Fringe” screens in the Zurich Film Festival’s country focus sidebar, New World View, which this year showcases works from new Spanish filmmakers.
The impressive achievement, which premiered in Venice, grew out of a conversation Botto had with friend Penélope Cruz after she saw a play he had written and was starring in. She suggested he write a script for a project they could do together, perhaps a relationship drama, something to do with jealousy, the Argentine-Spanish multi-hyphenate recalls.
Botto began by writing a scene centering on a couple having a heated, jealousy-soaked argument the night before their eviction – the real cause of their suppressed fear and anger.
- 9/29/2022
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Falling somewhere between Ken Loach’s most recent films about poverty and a telenovela, On the Fringe, Juan Diego Botto’s debut as a director, sets out to give a snapshot of Spain’s eviction crisis. An end-title tells us that around a hundred households are evicted every day in Spain, but the story could be told in any city where jobs are scarce and wages are falling – in other words, almost anywhere.
Botto aims to give the crisis a human face – or, more exactly, human faces – by relating one day in the lives of several families whose lives are connected, whether they know it or not, by their imminent homelessness. It is overwrought, but certainly well-meaning. The film premiered in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section and also played at San Sebastián.
2022 Venice Film Festival – Photo Gallery
Penélope Cruz, both the...
Botto aims to give the crisis a human face – or, more exactly, human faces – by relating one day in the lives of several families whose lives are connected, whether they know it or not, by their imminent homelessness. It is overwrought, but certainly well-meaning. The film premiered in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section and also played at San Sebastián.
2022 Venice Film Festival – Photo Gallery
Penélope Cruz, both the...
- 9/29/2022
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor’s directorial debut plays in San Sebastián’s Perlak section.
Actor Juan Diego Botto’s first feature as a director is On The Fringe, starring Penélope Cruz, which comes to San Sebastián’s Perlak (Pearls) section fresh from its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The social-realist drama about eviction and economic crisis focuses on three central characters: Rafa (Luis Tosar), a lawyer and activist whose altruistic instincts come at the expense of stability in his own life and family; supermarket worker Azucena (Penelope Cruz), a wife and mother who is a day away from eviction from her...
Actor Juan Diego Botto’s first feature as a director is On The Fringe, starring Penélope Cruz, which comes to San Sebastián’s Perlak (Pearls) section fresh from its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The social-realist drama about eviction and economic crisis focuses on three central characters: Rafa (Luis Tosar), a lawyer and activist whose altruistic instincts come at the expense of stability in his own life and family; supermarket worker Azucena (Penelope Cruz), a wife and mother who is a day away from eviction from her...
- 9/19/2022
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Parallel Mothers Review — Parallel Mothers (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Pedro Almodovar and starring Penelope Cruz, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Rossy de Palma, Milena Smit, Daniela Santiago, Ainhoa Santamaria, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano, Pedro Casablanc, Adelfa Calvo, Chema Adeva, Julio Manrique and Inma Ochoa. Pedro Almodovar (The Skin I Live In) has crafted another [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Parallel Mothers (2021): Pedro Almodovar’s Brilliant Film Features Penelope Cruz At Her Best...
Continue reading: Film Review: Parallel Mothers (2021): Pedro Almodovar’s Brilliant Film Features Penelope Cruz At Her Best...
- 12/12/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Exclusive: Principal photography has begun on Penélope Cruz drama On The Fringe (En Los Márgenes), directed by Juna Diego Botto, and written by Botto and Olga Rodríguez.
Currently filming on location in Madrid, the Spanish-language film stars an ensemble cast which includes Oscar winner Cruz (Pain and Glory), Luis Tosar (Miami Vice), Aixa Villagrán (Loco Por Ella), Adelfa Calvo (Madres Paralelas), Nur Levi (Hablar) and Christian Checa. Above is a first look at director Botto, Cruz and Tosar on set.
Told over the course of one day, the movie will follow interweaving stories, including that of a woman (Cruz) who has 24 hours to prevent herself and her family being evicted from their home by a bank intent on repossessing it. Cell 211 star Tosar will play a passionate lawyer and activist.
The film is a Spanish-Belgian co-production and is produced by Cruz and Álvaro Longoria for Morena Films. The duo recently...
Currently filming on location in Madrid, the Spanish-language film stars an ensemble cast which includes Oscar winner Cruz (Pain and Glory), Luis Tosar (Miami Vice), Aixa Villagrán (Loco Por Ella), Adelfa Calvo (Madres Paralelas), Nur Levi (Hablar) and Christian Checa. Above is a first look at director Botto, Cruz and Tosar on set.
Told over the course of one day, the movie will follow interweaving stories, including that of a woman (Cruz) who has 24 hours to prevent herself and her family being evicted from their home by a bank intent on repossessing it. Cell 211 star Tosar will play a passionate lawyer and activist.
The film is a Spanish-Belgian co-production and is produced by Cruz and Álvaro Longoria for Morena Films. The duo recently...
- 10/28/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Following a two-month shoot in Melilla, Seville and other Andalusian locations, this début film has won the backing of La Claqueta and Powehi Films. Alegría (Violeta Samala’s feature-length début) is a feel-good tale that invites us to witness an exotic Jewish wedding in the characterful city of Melilla, which we explore in the company of four women, portrayed by small-screen stars Cecilia Suárez (who you may have seen recently in the Amazon Prime series 3 Caminos), Laia Manzanares (Merlí), Sarah Perles (El Cid) and Mara Guill (Caronte). Also in town for the celebrations are Leonardo Sbaraglia (star of the recent Pain and Glory), Adelfa Calvo (The Motive), Emilio Palacios, Zohar Liba, Joe Manjón and María Luisa Mayol. After shooting in Melilla, Seville and other Andalusian locations in February and March, the film is now in post-production. The screenplay, written by Samala in collaboration with Isa Sánchez (321 días en Michigan...
As expected, Pilar Palomero’s remarkable first work picked up the Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film at the 23rd edition of the film festival. The Málaga Film Festival Jury gave the official awards on Saturday and, as usual, one Golden Biznaga was given to the best Spanish film and another to the Best Latin American Film. In the first category, the Biznaga went to Aragonese filmmaker Pilar Palomero’s first feature film, which scooped the honour with a chronicle of the education received by a whole generation. Schoolgirls will arrive at cinemas across Spain on Friday, 4 September. As for the Latin American category, the distinction (and the same amount) went to Mexico, country of origin of Summer White (Blanco de verano), filmed by Rodrigo Ruíz Patterson. The Jury for the Official Film Section for this 23rd edition comprised Álvaro Brechner, Adelfa Calvo, Álvaro Cervantes, Chus Gutiérrez and...
Handia and Summer 1993 were the other two big winners of the night.
Source: Celsius Entertainment
‘The Bookshop’
The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson, won best film, best director for Isabel Coixet and best adapted script at the 2018 edition of the Goya Awards given by the Spanish Film Academy on Saturday. Handia and Summer 1993 were the other two big winners of the night.
The Bookshop and Handia had 12 and 13 nominations espectively.
Isabel Coixet attended the ceremony in Madrid with the two co-stars of the film, Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy, nominated for best actress and best supporting actor respectively. Her adaptation of the story by Booker Prize-winning novelist Penelope Fitzgerald, set in 1959s Britain, has been a success at the Spanish box office so far grossing €2.47m ($3m).
Isabel Coixet’s win and the success of Summer 1993, directed by Carla Simón demonstrated a stronger female presence in the Spanish film industry in the wave of...
Source: Celsius Entertainment
‘The Bookshop’
The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson, won best film, best director for Isabel Coixet and best adapted script at the 2018 edition of the Goya Awards given by the Spanish Film Academy on Saturday. Handia and Summer 1993 were the other two big winners of the night.
The Bookshop and Handia had 12 and 13 nominations espectively.
Isabel Coixet attended the ceremony in Madrid with the two co-stars of the film, Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy, nominated for best actress and best supporting actor respectively. Her adaptation of the story by Booker Prize-winning novelist Penelope Fitzgerald, set in 1959s Britain, has been a success at the Spanish box office so far grossing €2.47m ($3m).
Isabel Coixet’s win and the success of Summer 1993, directed by Carla Simón demonstrated a stronger female presence in the Spanish film industry in the wave of...
- 2/4/2018
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
Writer’s block as a theme has given us subversive movies like Barton Fink and Adaptation, films that visualize creative impasse through contorted narratives and stylized cinema. The Motive (El Autor), a smart Spanish comedy from director Manuel Martín Cuenca, doesn’t get close in quality to those stand-out films, but in echoing Deconstructing Harry or Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York, it deftly shows that the dividing line between fact and fiction has always been blurred.
Javier Gutiérrez is Álvaro, a notary in the southern Spanish city of Seville and a wannabe novelist who elevates his hum-drum life for years at a creative writing evening class where his amateurish writing is given short shrift by his irascible tutor (a great Antonio de la Torre).
His life is quickly overturned when his wife Amanda’s (Maríá León) debut novel becomes an overnight hit on the best-seller lists, and his ambitions...
Javier Gutiérrez is Álvaro, a notary in the southern Spanish city of Seville and a wannabe novelist who elevates his hum-drum life for years at a creative writing evening class where his amateurish writing is given short shrift by his irascible tutor (a great Antonio de la Torre).
His life is quickly overturned when his wife Amanda’s (Maríá León) debut novel becomes an overnight hit on the best-seller lists, and his ambitions...
- 9/27/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
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