How does a pop duet work out for impulsive and irreverent six-year-old Marina and 75-year-old Marita? Cheeky Marina plays to the camera, ignoring the chiding of her aged grandmother, Marita. Marita’s crumbling house was built by her long-dead husband. She moved in when they married, over 53 years ago, and nothing much has changed since. Now her home is under threat; the neighborhood is being torn down, replaced with charmless apartments.
A beautifully constructed documentary that depicts with great subtlety the changing ways in suburban Spain. Adán Aliaga has turned a simple subject into a dashing and fast paced, remarkably candid documentary on family life in Spain, modernization and generational change. A tribute to grandmothers everywhere, filled with painterly images of southeastern Spain and a director’s love for his family. This film qualified for a 2006 Academy Award® nomination.
DIRECTED BY:
ADÁN ALIAGA (2006)
CAST:
MARITA FUENTES, MARINA PASTOR, MIGUEL SUCH
TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Category: FEATURE DOCUMENTARY (DRAMA) Running Time: min. Format: 1.85:1 B/W- Color: COLOR Language: CATALAN | SPANISH Year: 2006 Produced by: JAIBOFILMS, IGNACIO BENEDETI CINEMA, SALTO DE EJE PRODUCCIONES CINEMATOGRÁFICAS. Producers: ELENA VALLEJO, JUANJO GIMÉNEZ, XOSE ZAPATA, ADÁN ALIAGA. Director & screenplay: ADÁN ALIAGA Musis: VINCENT BARRIÈRE Editors: NACHO RUIZ CAPILLAS, MIGUEL GARVÍ Sound & mixing:
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
• Won, Joris Ivens Award
Barcelona Film Awards 2006
• Nominated, Barcelona Film Award • Best Documentary (2005).
Chicago International Film Festival
• Won, Chicago Award
• Nominated, Gold Hugo
Best Documentary (2005).
European Film Awards • Nominated, European Film Award
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
• Won, Special Jury Prize
International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra Punto de Vista 2006
• Won, Special Mention (2005).
• Nominated, Punto de Vista Grand Prize (2005).
Miami Film Festival
• Won, Special Mention
Nantes Spanish Film Festival
• Nominated, Jules Verne Award (2005).
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2005
• Nominated, Made in Spanish Award (2005).
Sydney Film Festival 2006
• Nominated, Sydney Film Prize
• Best Documentary (2005).
Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival
• Won, Grand Prize
Valdivia International Film Festival 2006
• Won, Best Documentary (2005).
Mediteran Film Festival
• Grand Prix 2005
Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
• Best Internacional Documentary 2006
Punto de Vista – Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Navarra
• Special Jury Mention 2007
Documenta Madrid
• Best National Documentary
Belgrade International Film Festival
• Best Documentary
Festival Internacional del Audiovisual Valenciano – Premios Tirant
• Best Sound Mixing 2006
Muestra de Valencia – Cine del Mediterráneo
• Nominated 2005
Festival del film Locarno
• Out of competition 2006
Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón
• Llendes – Out of competition 2005
DocPoint Helsinki
• Official Section 2006
ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival
• Official Section 2006
Semana de Cine Español en Polonia
• Out of competition 2006
Festival Internacional de Documentales de Tui
• Official Section 2006
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara
• Official Section 2006
Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes
• Official Section 2006
Festival Internacional de Documentales de Tui
• Official Section 2006
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara
• Official Section 2006
Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes
• Official Section 2006
Full Frame Docs & Shorts Film Festival
• Official Section 2006
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
• Official Section 2006
Green Film Festival in Seoul
• Official Section 2006
Sydney Film Festival
• Official Section 2006
See Documentary Festival Brighton
• Official Section 2007
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
• Official Section 2007
