La soledad (2007/I)

Director:

Jaime Rosales

Writers:

Jaime Rosales (written by)
Enric Rufas (written by)

Release Date:

1 June 2007 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Life for Adela, a single mom trying to raise her infant son, and Antonia, a widow with three daughters, are forever altered by the terrorist bombing in Madrid. |

Plot Keywords:

Bombing | Sister Sister Relationship | Iron | Female Full Frontal Nudity | Apartment

Awards:

11 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Sonia Almarcha	...	Adela
Petra Martínez	...	Antonia
Miriam Correa	...	Inés
Nuria Mencía	...	Nieves
María Bazán	...	Helena
Jesús Cracio	...	Manolo
Lluís Villanueva	...	Carlos
José Luis Torrijo	...	Pedro
Juan Margallo	...	Padre Adela
Luis Bermejo	...	Alberto
Adrián García	...	Miguelito
Eric García	...	Miguelito
Carmen Gutiérrez	...	Miriam
Pep Sais	...	Doctor
Adrián Marín	...	Pepe
Natalia Mateo	...	Enfermera
Roberto Mori	...	Chico Bus
Teresa Cortés	...	Mercedes
Arantxa Iglesias	...	Camarera
Julio Escalada	...	Camarero
Paul Lostau	...	Amigo 1 Pueblo (as Paul Lousteau)
Santiago López	...	Amigo 2 Pueblo
Elvira Cuadrupani	...	Azafata 1
Luchi López	...	Azafata 2 (as Luchy López)
Joaquín Tejada	...	Empleado Banco
Sol García	...	Niña Pueblo
Lara Ventoso	...	Leonor

Directed by
Jaime Rosales

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jaime Rosales		written by
Enric Rufas		written by

Produced by
María José Díez	....	executive producer
Ricard Figueras	....	producer
José María Morales	....	producer
Jaime Rosales	....	producer

Cinematography by
Óscar Durán

Film Editing by
Nino Martínez Sosa		(as Nino Martínez)

Casting by
Sara Bilbatúa		(as Sara Bilbatua)

Art Direction by
Ion Arretxe

Costume Design by
Asun Arretxe
Eva Arretxe

Makeup Department
Chicha Blanco	....	special makeup effects artist
Rosa Ferré Vico	....	make-up and hair (as Rosa Ferre)

Production Management
María José Díez	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ion Collar	....	third assistant director (as Yon Collar)
Jairo Murray	....	second assistant director
Javier Petit	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Alejandro Castillo	....	sync sound
Iñaki Diez	....	boom operator
Álex F. Capilla	....	foley artist
Carlos Garrido	....	sound mixer
Diego Garrido	....	sound mix assistant
Pelayo Gutiérrez	....	sound editor
Lucía Loiseau	....	playback operator
César Molina	....	foley mixer
Nacho Royo	....	sound editor (as Nacho Royo-Villanova)
Eva Valiño	....	sound
Ricardo Viñas	....	dolby consultant

Special Effects by
Reyes Abades	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Antonio Inglott	....	visual effects
Curro Muñoz	....	visual effects

Stunts
Gregory Brossard	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Eva Aycart	....	assistant camera
Luis Fuentes	....	second unit: assistant camera
Antonio Linares	....	machinist
Alex Narváez	....	electrician (as Alejandro Narvaez)
Xavier Sarasa	....	gaffer
Manuel Álvarez	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Carlos Díez	....	extras casting
Macarena Pombo	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Miguel P. Gilaberte	....	color grader
Dimas Ortiz	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Silvia Arimany	....	production staff
Lucía Casal	....	script supervisor
Clarissa Couassi	....	location manager
Manuel Estrada	....	credits

Thanks
Pablo Berger	....	thanks
Ángel Hernández Zoido	....	thanks (as Ángel Hernández-Zoido)
Carlos Reygadas	....	thanks
David Trueba	....	thanks

Production Companies

• In Vitro Films
• Fresdeval Films
• Wanda Visión S.A.

Distributors

• Nirvana Films S.A. (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Wanda Visión S.A. (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Kinema Digital  trailers
• La Bocina  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"La soledat" - Spain (Catalan title)
"Solitary Fragments" - International (English title)
"A Solidão" - Portugal
"Einsame Fragmente" - Germany
"La solitude" - France
"Monaxia" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)

Runtime:

France:135 min | Greece:128 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Portugal:M/12

Company:

In Vitro Films

Pure life, with no additives

It has been a nice surprise for me to see such a wonderful movie and I recognize that I would not have seen it if it had not been prized with three 2008 Goya Awards (including Best Film and Best Director ones). Of course, Spanish media did not talk too much about it because I can imagine they have not any economical or political interest on it. That is the way they do it.

But it is a delight that those kind of films are still done in 21st century, so simple, with no music and not dramatic special effects, with unknown but credible and natural actors and actresses. This film is an effective portrait of the Spanish society today with all its problems and all its virtues, with no typical images for tourists nor false features to sell a brilliant and fiction image of a Spain that does not actually exist.

I love the calmed atmosphere that wrap the scenes and the usual division of the image in two halves that let the audience have a double perspective of the scene. The static cameras and the frontal shots make me remember Yasujiro Ozu's style, so I like this film even more.

Finally, I must say that this is a film which proves that an excellent film can be done with not big amounts of money: an example to be followed.