The Innocence (film)
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| Catalan | La innocència |
| Directed by | Lucía Alemany |
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| Cinematography | Joan Bordera |
| Edited by | Juliana Montañés |
| Music by | Òscar Senén |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
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The Innocence (Catalan: La innocència) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Lucía Alemany (in her feature film debut), starring Carmen Arrufat alongside Laia Marull, Sergi López, and Joel Bosqued.[1][2][3]
The film was nominated for two Goya Awards.[4]
Plot
[edit]Set in a rural area of the province of Castellón,[5] the plot deals about the dilemma of abortion faced by Lis, a teenager who has an unwanted pregnancy imperiling her dreams of becoming a circus artist.[6]
Cast
[edit]- Carmen Arrufat as Lis
- Laia Marull as Soledad
- Sergi López as Catalano
- Joel Bosqued as Néstor
- Estelle Orient as Sara
- Laura Fernández as Rocío
- Sonia Almarcha as Remedios Naturales[7]
Production
[edit]The film was produced by Turanga Films, Un Capricho de Producciones, and Lagarto Films, with additional backing from IVC, ICEC, À Punt, TV3, Movistar Plus+ and ECAM's La Incubadora.[8]
Director-screenwriter Alemany had an abortion when she was 17 and was raised in Traiguera, the main shooting location for the film.[6]
"One of the requirements that I wanted from Lis was that she had big tits," Lucía Alemany said in reference to the main character. "Because there is something there, in that 'two days ago I was a girl, and right now I have something that is sexually super attractive'".[9]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2019.[10] Distributed by Filmax,[8] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 10 January 2020.
Reception
[edit]The Innocence received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[11]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | 2nd Valencian Audiovisual Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [12][13] | |
| Best Director | Lucia Alemany | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Carmen Arrufat | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Laia Marull | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Sergi López | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Asier Musitu, Bea Toro | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Giovanna Ribes | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing and Post-Production | Juliana Montañés | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Carlos Lidón, Dani Zacarías | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | 7th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Laia Marull | Nominated | [14] |
| 12th Gaudí Awards | Best Catalan-language Film | Nominated | [15][16] | ||
| Best Direction | Lucía Alemany | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Lucía Alemany, Laia Soler | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Carmen Arrufat | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Laia Marull | Won | |||
| Best Editing | Juliana Montañés | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Natalia Montoya | Nominated | |||
| 34th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Carmen Arrufat | Nominated | [17] | |
| Best Original Song | "Allí en la arena" by Toni M. Mir | Nominated | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hopewell, John (4 September 2019). "Toronto: Filmax Acquires Lucia Alemany's The Innocence". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Hopewell, John (24 September 2019). "Lucia Alemany on San Sebastian New Directors Title The Innocence". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Lucía Alemany debuta en cines con La inocencia: Me he beneficiado de la lucha de muchas mujeres". lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Guerrero, Custodio (26 January 2020). "Goya 2020: Lista completa de ganadores". sensacine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Sardá, Juan (9 January 2020). "'La inocencia': Adiós a la infancia". El Cultural – via El Español.
- ^ a b García, Fernando (24 September 2019). "Una ópera prima sobre el dilema del aborto conquista San Sebastián". La Vanguardia.
- ^ Vicente, Eduardo de (9 January 2020). "Los secretos de 'La inocencia' explicados por su directora, Lucía Alemany". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ a b "'La inocencia' se estrenará en cines el 10 de enero". Audiovisual451. 14 November 2019.
- ^ "'La inocencia': Lucía Alemany demuestra por qué las mujeres tienen que hacer cine español". www.ecartelera.com. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "'La inocencia', una ópera prima sobre la adolescencia". Festival de Cine de Sevilla. 15 November 2019.
- ^ "The Innocence (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Inma Cuesta, Marta Belenguer y Tórtel, entre los nominados a los II Premis de l'Audiovisual Valencià". Europa Press. 31 October 2019.
- ^ ""Vivir dos veces" triunfa en los Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano con seis estatuillas". Levante-EMV. 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Premios Feroz 2020: la lista completa de ganadores". HuffPost. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Els nominats dels Premis Gaudí 2020". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los XII Premios Gaudí, la gran noche del cine catalán". La Información. 20 January 2020.
- ^ "La inocencia". Premios Goya. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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