The Furies (2016 film)
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| Spanish | Las furias |
| Directed by | Miguel del Arco |
| Written by | Miguel del Arco |
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| Cinematography | Raquel Fernández |
| Edited by | Teresa Font |
| Music by | Arnau Vilà |
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| Distributed by | Wanda Vision |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Furies (Spanish: Las furias)[1] is a 2016 family comedy-drama film with tragedy elements written and directed by Miguel del Arco. The ensemble cast features Pere Arquillué, Gonzalo de Castro, Elisabet Gelabert, Bárbara Lennie, Carmen Machi, José Sacristán, Mercedes Sampietro, Alberto San Juan, Macarena Sanz and Emma Suárez.
Plot
[edit]Marga, the matriarch of the Ponte Alegre family, is set to sell the family's summer house, so she encourages their three children to go there to choose as many items as they wish to preserve.
Cast
[edit]- Pere Arquillué as Gus[2]
- Gonzalo de Castro as Héctor[3]
- Elisabet Gelabert as Nekane[2]
- Bárbara Lennie as Julia[2]
- Carmen Machi as Casandra[4]
- José Sacristán as Leo[2]
- Mercedes Sampietro as Marga[3]
- Alberto San Juan as Aki[2]
- Macarena Sanz as María[2]
- Emma Suárez as Ana[2]
Production
[edit]The film, Miguel del Arco's debut feature, is an Aquí y Allí Films and Kamikaze Producciones production, with participation of TVE and Movistar+.[5] It had a €1.5 million budget.[6] Filming began on 10 August 2015.[5] Shooting locations included the seaside town of Suances, Cantabria.[7]
Release
[edit]The Furies was presented at the 61st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 23 October 2016, screened as the festival's opening film.[8] Distributed by Wanda Vision,[9] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 11 November 2016.
Reception
[edit]Jordi Costa of Fotogramas, rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the presentation of characters and conflicts is absolutely exemplary", likewise citing the harmony between director and cast as a positive point, while warning that some viewers "will get indigestion from the final excesses".[10]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated it 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that the film, dialogue-wise, "is too intense", featuring a not quite fitting climax, standing out for "its narrative and stylistic eloquence".[11] He found a likeness with films by Sam Mendes, P.T. Anderson and Woody Allen.[11]
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya scored 2 out of 5 stars, considering that some of the characters "are more interesting in theory than in practice", wondering if perhaps there was no need for such stridency, concluding that "excess eventually devours intensity".[12]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | 72nd CEC Medals | Best New Actress | Macarena Sanz | Nominated | [13][14] |
| 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Emma Suárez | Nominated | [15][16] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lang, Jamie (30 October 2016). "'Like Crazy' Takes Top Honors at Spain's Valladolid Festival". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Las furias". Wanda Films. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b Jimeno, Diego (25 October 2020). "'Las furias', con Mercedes Sampietro, en 'Versión española'". Diez Minutos.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (10 November 2016). "Los estrenos del 11 de noviembre. 'Las Furias'". Aisge.
- ^ a b "Miguel del Arco debuta en el largometraje con 'Las furias', la nueva producción de Aquí y Allí Films y Kamikaze Producciones". Audiovisual451. 12 August 2015.
- ^ García, Rocío (6 October 2015). "Furias familiares que se desatan en una casona del Norte". El País.
- ^ "Suances acoge el rodaje de la película 'Las furias', de Miguel del Arco". 20minutos.es. 10 September 2015.
- ^ Medina, Marta (23 October 2016). "'Las furias' de Miguel del Arco: España como esa familia incapaz de entenderse". El Confidencial.
- ^ "'Las furias' – estreno en cines 11 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. 8 November 2016.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (18 October 2016). "Las furias. Para amantes del cine kamikaze". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b Pinilla, Sergio F. (6 November 2016). "Las furias". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Casas, Quim (10 November 2016). "'Las furias': mas exceso que intensidad". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ "'Tarde para la ira' encabeza las candidaturas a las 72ª Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "La 72 Gala de las Medallas CEC, todo un éxito". Cine y Tele. 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Javier Pereira, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". La Vanguardia. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-03-14.
- ^ "'Tarde para la ira' arrasa en unos Premios Unión de Actores con fuerte reivindicación femenina". RTVE. 14 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-14.