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Un amor
Film poster
Directed byIsabel Coixet
Screenplay by
  • Isabel Coixet
  • Laura Ferrero
Based onUn amor
by Sara Mesa
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBet Rourich
Edited byJordi Azategui
Production
companies
  • Buena Pinta Media
  • Perdición Films
  • Monte Glauco AIE
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) (Zinemaldia)
  • 10 November 2023 (2023-11-10) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Un amor (transl. 'One Love') is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet from a screenplay by Coixet and Laura Ferrero based on the novel of the same name by Sara Mesa. It stars Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian.

Plot

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Freelance translator Nat settles in the countryside village of La Escapa, finding a hostile environment and a cruel landlord keen on sexist microagressions. Neighbor Andreas, locally dubbed as "the German", awkwardly offers Nat free home repairs in exchange for sexual penetration. Nat, despite early reluctance, ends up accepting, paving the way for a self-consuming passion.[1][2][3][4]

Cast

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Production

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Penned by Isabel Coixet and Laura Ferrero [es], the screenplay is an adaptation of the 2020 novel Un amor by Sara Mesa.[8][7] The film was produced by Buena Pinta Media, Perdición Films and Monte Glauco AIE with the participation of RTVE, TV3, Movistar Plus+, ICAA, and Gobierno de La Rioja.[9] Shooting locations in La Rioja included Nalda, Ribafrecha, and Villalobar.[7]

Release

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Un amor was presented in the official selection of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 26 September 2023,[10] in competition for the Golden Shell. Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[7] the film released theatrically in Spain on 10 November 2023.[11]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily wrote that the film is sometimes "redolent of Coixet's very best work, rippling outwards to touch upon some fundamental, and eternally gripping, human questions about what love is".[6]

Guy Lodge of Variety considered the film to be a return to form for Coixet while pointing out that it is not an "obvious crowdpleasing fare", because of its "commendably complex" gender politics and its "both frank and occasionally disturbing" study of sex as social currency.[3]

Top ten lists

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The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

Accolades

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Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
San Sebastián International Film Festival 30 September 2023 Golden Shell Un amor Nominated [14]
Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance Hovik Keuchkerian Won
Feroz Zinemaldia Award Un amor Won [15]
Forqué Awards 16 December 2023 Best Actor in a Film Hovik Keuchkerian Nominated
Best Actress in a Film Laia Costa Nominated
Feroz Awards 26 January 2024 Best Drama Film Un amor Nominated
Best Director Isabel Coixet Nominated
Best Screenplay Isabel Coixet & Laura Ferrero Nominated
Best Actress in a Film Laia Costa Nominated
Best Actor in a Film Hovik Keuchkerian Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Film Luis Bermejo Nominated
Hugo Silva Nominated
Carmen Awards 3 February 2024 Best Non-Andalusian Produced Film Un amor Nominated
Gaudí Awards 4 February 2024 Best Non-Catalan Language Film Nominated
Best Director Isabel Coixet Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero Won
Best Actress Laia Costa Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Hugo Silva Nominated
Best Cinematography Bet Rourich Nominated
Best Production Supervision Eva Taboada Nominated
Best Sound Albert Gay, Enrique G. Bermejo, Carlos Jiménez Nominated
Goya Awards 10 February 2024 Best Film Un amor Nominated
Best Director Isabel Coixet Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero Nominated
Best Cinematography Bet Rourich Nominated
Best Actress Laia Costa Nominated
Best Actor Hovik Keuchkerian Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Hugo Silva Nominated
Actors and Actresses Union Awards 11 March 2024 Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Laia Costa Nominated
Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role Hugo Silva Nominated
Best Film Actor in a Minor Role Luis Bermejo Nominated
Best Film Actress in a Minor Role Ingrid García-Jonsson Nominated
Platino Awards 20 April 2024 Best Director Isabel Coixet Nominated
Best Actress Laia Costa Won
Best Supporting Actor Luis Bermejo Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Medina, Marta (14 July 2023). "Isabel Coixet, Los Javis y el documental de C. Tangana, entre lo que podrá verse en el Festival de San Sebastián 2023". El Confidencial.
  2. ^ Ntim, Zac (14 July 2023). "San Sebastián Reveals Spanish Titles: Isabel Coixet, Fernando Trueba & Isabel Herguera To Debut New Works". Deadline Hollywood.
  3. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (27 September 2023). "'Un Amor' Review: An Excellent Laia Costa Brightens Isabel Coixet's Dark Return to Form". Variety.
  4. ^ "Isabel Coixet remueve San Sebastián con "Un amor": "Si hay un terreno que conozco es la intimidad"". eldiario.es. 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Un amor". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 16 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (25 September 2023). "'Un Amor': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
  7. ^ a b c d Aller, María (30 March 2023). "'Un amor': Así ha rodado Isabel Coixet la adaptación de la novela de Sara Mesa". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ "Isabel Coixet prepara el rodaje de 'Un amor', con la participación de RTVE". rtve.es. 16 February 2023.
  9. ^ ""Un amor", la nova pel·lícula d'Isabel Coixet amb la participació de TV3, s'estrenarà al Festival de Sant Sebastià". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 14 July 2023.
  10. ^ Medina, Marta (26 September 2023). "Isabel Coixet: "Las microagresiones cotidianas son las que nos minan como humanos"". El Confidencial.
  11. ^ "Las 111 películas españolas que más esperamos en 2023". Fotogramas. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  12. ^ Prieto, Belén; Morillo, Valentina (24 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023". Series & Más – via El Español.
  13. ^ "Las mejores películas nacionales de 2023". Mondosonoro. 26 December 2023.
  14. ^ Ramón, Esteban (30 September 2023). "Histórica Concha de Oro para Jaione Camborda, primera española en ganar el Festival de San Sebastián por 'O Corno'". rtve.es.
  15. ^ Tinoco, Armando (30 September 2023). "San Sebastian Film Festival Winners: Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Takes Golden Shell For Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía. 17 December 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  17. ^ Álvarez Patilla, Diego (27 January 2024). "» Cultura Premios Feroz 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas', 'Robot Dreams' y 'La Mesías' dominan la lista de ganadores". rtve.es.
  18. ^ "Los Premios Carmen dan a conocer desde Huelva todos los nominados de su tercera edición". Huelva24. Grupo Vocento. 20 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Palmarés completo de la III edición de los Premios Carmen del Cine andaluz". eldiario.es. 4 February 2024.
  20. ^ Oteo, Jana (5 February 2024). "Premios Gaudí 2024: Lista completa de los ganadores". La Razón.
  21. ^ "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
  22. ^ "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España". Escribiendo Cine. 4 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Premios Platino 2024 | Palmarés completo: el triunfo de 'La sociedad de la nieve' y todos los ganadores de la noche". Cinemanía. 21 April 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
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