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Catalan | Herois |
Directed by | Pau Freixas |
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Cinematography | Julián Elizalde |
Edited by | Jaume Martí |
Music by | Arnau Bataller |
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Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Catalan |
Forever Young (Catalan: Herois) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Pau Freixas , who also co-wrote it alongside Albert Espinosa. It stars Eva Santolaria, Alex Brendemühl and Emma Suárez alongside Nerea Camacho and Lluís Homar.
Plot
[edit]The plot concerns a journey back to childhood (during the Summer of 1984) by means of a flashback brought by the memories of a disenchanted publicist (Sala) upon meeting with Cristina, that runs parallel to the subplot in the present time.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Eva Santolaria as Cristina[3]
- Alex Brendemühl as Sala[3]
- Emma Suárez as Gloria[3]
- Nerea Camacho as Elena[3]
- Lluís Homar as Luis[3]
- Ferran Rull as Javi[3]
- Àlex Monner as Ekaitz[3]
- Mireia Vilapuig as Cristo[3]
- Joan Sorribes as Roth[3]
- Marc Balaguer as Colo[3]
- Constantino Romero as Yoda[3]
- Anna Lizaran as Iaia Men[3]
- Albert Adrià as Òscar[3]
Production
[edit]The film is a Media Films and Televisió de Catalunya production.[4] Shooting locations included Palamós, the Sau Reservoir, Gavà, and Dosrius.[1] It was shot primarily in Catalan.[5]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 13th Málaga Film Festival's official selection on 22 April 2010.[6] It was theatrically released in Spain on 22 October 2010.
Reception
[edit]Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the clarity (and ability) with which it seeks its audience", while citing its certain sappiness as a negative point.[7]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated it 4 out of 5 stars, welcoming a Spanish film taking a deep dive into a childhood that is neither marginal nor traumatic.[2]
Jordi Costa of El País wrote that even if Freixas and Espinosa's work dives into sheer cliché and cheesiness, it ends up emerging as "a solid commercial product".[8]
Jonathan Holland of Variety considered that "more emotion than sentimentality comes through, despite some string-pulling" in a picture otherwise "all about laughter, tears and kids on bicycles riding through dappled forests".[9]
Accolades
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Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | 13rd Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Audience Award | Won | [10] | |
Best Costume Design | Nuria Anglada | Won | |||
2011 | 3rd Gaudí Awards | Best Catalan-language Film | Nominated | [11][12] | |
Best Director | Pau Freixas | Nominated | |||
Best Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated | |||
Best Production Supervision | Inés Font | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Joan Sabaté | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Lluís Homar | Nominated | |||
Best Editing | Jaume Martí | Nominated | |||
Best Original Score | Arnau Bataller | Nominated | |||
Best Cinematography | Julián Elizalde | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Ferran Mengod, Marc Orts, Marisol Nievas | Nominated | |||
66th CEC Medals | Best Film | Nominated | [13] | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Eva Santolaria | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Alex Brendemühl | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Albert Espinosa, Pau Freixas | Nominated |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Montañés, José Ángel (11 August 2009). "Nostalgia ochentera". El País.
- ^ a b Bermejo, Andrea G. (22 October 2010). "Héroes". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m ""Herois", al 3XL". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 19 September 2012.
- ^ "Héroes". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Sebastián Cordero: 'No podía esperar tanta calidez del público'". El Mundo. 24 April 2010.
- ^ "El recuerdo de los veranos de la infancia centra la película 'Heroes'". Málaga Hoy. 22 April 2010.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (13 April 2010). "Héroes. Para nostálgicos impenitentes". Fotogramas.
- ^ Costa, Jordi (22 October 2010). "Verano del ochenta y tantos". El País.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (29 April 2010). "Forever Young". Variety.
- ^ "Palmarés del XIII Festival de Málaga-Cine Español". Diario Sur. 24 April 2010.
- ^ "Nominadas - III Premios Gaudí". Acadèmia del Cinema Català. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Llopart, Salvador (18 January 2011). "'Pa negre' acapara los galardones". La Vanguardia.
- ^ "Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2010". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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