Mother (2019 Spanish film)
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| Spanish | Madre |
| Directed by | Rodrigo Sorogoyen |
| Written by | Rodrigo Sorogoyen Isabel Peña |
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| Cinematography | Álex de Pablo |
| Music by | Olivier Arson |
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Running time | 128 minutes[1][2] |
| Countries | Spain France |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $2 million [3] |
Mother (Spanish: Madre) is a 2019 Spanish-French drama film directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and co-written by Isabel Peña. The film is based on the 2017 short film of the same name directed by Sorogoyen.[4] It stars Marta Nieto, Jules Porier and Àlex Brendemühl.
The film received three nominations at the 34th Goya Awards, including Best Actress for Marta Nieto, her first Goya nomination and Best Adapted Screenplay for Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña.
Plot
[edit]Ten years ago, Elena received a call in which Ivan, her six-year-old son, told her that he was lost on a beach in France and that he could not find his father. It was the last thing he knew about him. Now Elena lives on that beach, works as a manager in a restaurant and is starting to leave that dark tunnel where she stayed anchored all this time.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Marta Nieto as Elena
- Jules Porier as Jean
- Àlex Brendemühl as Joseba
- Anne Consigny as Léa
- Frédéric Pierrot as Grégory
Production
[edit]The film was shot largely in the seaside town of Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains.[6]
Release
[edit]Mother was the opening film for the Seville European Film Festival (SEFF) in 2019.[7]
The film was released in cinemas in Spain on 15 November 2019.[8] It competed in the Orizzonti Section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[9]
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]Mother grossed $969,100 worldwide.[1]
Critical response
[edit]On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[10] Ryan Lattanzio from Indiewire gave the film a B writing that the film "turns out to be the least twisted, and most empathetic, entry in the damaged mother movie canon in some time.".[11]
Kevin Crust for the Los Angeles Times commented that "despite its melancholy bearing, "Madre" is a hopeful meditation on grief and memory".[12]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Seville European Film Festival | Best Film | Mother | Nominated | [13] |
| Best Actress (ex aequo with Zorica Nusheva for God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija) | Marta Nieto | Won | |||
| Premios CEC | Best Actress | Won | [14] | ||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña | Nominated | |||
| Goya Awards | Best Actress | Marta Nieto | Nominated | [15] | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Alberto del Campo | Nominated | |||
| Venice International Film Festival | Orizzonti Award for Best Film | Mother | Nominated | [16] | |
| Orizzonti Award for Best Actress | Marta Nieto | Won | |||
| 2020 | Feroz Awards | Best Main Actress | Nominated | [17] | |
| Spanish Actors Union | Best Female Lead Performance in Film | Nominated | [18] | ||
| European Film Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Gaudí Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Àlex Brendemühl | Nominated | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mother (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDbPro. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Madre (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Madre (Mother) (2019) - JP Box-Office".
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (15 November 2019). "El trauma inabarcable". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Madre, el largometraje". Malvalanda (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Une pépite du cinéma tournée dans la cité". SudOuest.fr (in French). 9 November 2018. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Madre', película participada por RTVE, inaugura el Festival de Cine Europeo de Sevilla". rtve (in Spanish). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Madre, de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, estreno 15 de noviembre". Filasiete (in Spanish). 27 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Madre". Biennale. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Madre Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (30 October 2020). "'Madre' Review: A Mother's Unraveling Sparks an Elusive Connection in This Powerful Drama". Indiewire. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Crust, Kevin (30 October 2020). "Review: 'Madre' expands into a mesmerizing drama from its origin as an Oscar-nominated short". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "PALMARÉS DEL 16 FESTIVAL DE SEVILLA 2019". Festival de Cine de Sevilla. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Sanchez, María (3 January 2020). "Nominaciones a la 75 edición de las Medallas del CEC". Acción (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Lang, Jamie (2 December 2019). "'Pain and Glory,' 'While at War,' 'Endless Trench' Lead Goya Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Ariston (7 September 2019). "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Así quedan las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2019". Fotogramas (in Spanish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (11 February 2020). "XXIX Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices: Lista completa de finalistas". Fotogramas (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Grater, Tom (10 November 2020). "European Film Award Nominations: 'Another Round', 'Corpus Christi', 'Martin Eden' Lead The Way". Deadline. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ ""La hija de un ladrón", "Els dies que vindran" i "La innocència", les més nominades als Gaudí". NacióDigital (in Catalan). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
