Carmina and Amen (Spanish: Carmina y amén) is a 2014 Spanish comedy film directed by Paco León, starring Carmina Barrios as the title character alongside María León, Paco Casaus, Yolanda Ramos, Teresa Casanova and Mari Paz Sayago. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Carmina or Blow Up.
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| Spanish | Carmina y amén |
| Directed by | Paco León |
| Screenplay by | Paco León |
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| Cinematography | Juan González |
| Edited by | Ana Álvarez Ossorio |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot takes place in Seville. Following the sudden death of her husband, Carmina decides not to report the death so she could clinch an extra pay.[1]
Cast
edit- Carmina Barrios as Carmina[2]
- Paco Casaus as Antonio[2]
- María León as María[2]
- Yolanda Ramos as Yoli[2]
- Estefanía de los Santos as Fany[2]
- Manolo Solo as Doctor[2]
- Teresa Casanova as Teresa[2]
- Alejandro León as Alejandro[2]
- Marina León as Marina[2]
- Mari Paz Sayago as Mari Paz[2]
- José Manuel López as José[2]
- Joserra Leza as Ocaso[2]
- Julio Fraga as Fernando[2]
- Ana Ma García as Ani[2]
- Paqui Montoya as Paqui[2]
- Juanfra Romero as El Pitu[2]
- Assane Dath as Roger[2]
Production
editThe film is an Andy Joke and Telecinco Cinema production, with the participation of Mediaset España and Canal+.[3] It was shot in Seville in 2013.[4] Shooting locations included the Hotel Alfonso XIII and an apartment in Los Remedios.[4]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 17th Málaga Film Festival on 22 March 2014.[5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 2014. It grossed around €2 million at the Spanish box office.[7]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter considered that, compared to the first installment, the film "still feels fresh, but it's also more polished, sharper, and funnier", featuring a thin plot, essentially a device "to allow the larger-than-life Carmina to be herself".[8]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, praising the Paco León's leap forward as a filmmaker, noting that the film preserves a "sharp sociological look", and a "costumbrista and deeply Andalusian humor, but with universal repercussions and echoes", featuring an "extraordinarily effective" supporting cast, chief among them Yolanda Ramos.[1]
Carlos Marañón of Cinemanía also gave 4 stars, assessing that the film picks up the autochthonous folk humor and takes it to a place somewhere close to post-humor, also pointing out at the "incommensurable" performance by Yolanda Ramos, determining the sequel to be "the perfect culmination".[9]
Jordi Batlle Caminal of La Vanguardia wrote that the film is "a sequel that is on par, perhaps even a notch above, the original".[10]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2014 | 17th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay | Paco León | Won | [11] |
| Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress | Yolanda Ramos | Won | |||
| 2015 | 2nd Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Won | [12][13] | |
| Best Director | Paco León | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Carmina Barrios | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | María León | Nominated | |||
| Yolanda Ramos | Nominated | ||||
| Best Film Poster | Nominated | ||||
| Best Trailer | Nominated | ||||
| 70th CEC Medals | Best Supporting Actress | María León | Nominated | [14] | |
| Best New Actress | Yolanda Ramos | Nominated | |||
| 29th Goya Awards | Best New Actress | Yolanda Ramos | Nominated | [15] | |
| 27th European Film Awards | Best Comedy | Nominated | [16][17] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Torreiro, Mirito (8 November 2013). "Carmina y amén. Para amantes de la comedia inteligente". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Fiche artistique" (PDF). Bodega Films. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "'Carmina y amén' – estreno en cines 30 de abril". Audiovisual451. 28 April 2014.
- ^ a b Camero, Francisco (11 November 2013). "Carmina se ríe del luto". Málaga Hoy.
- ^ Álvarez, Guillermo (22 March 2014). "Carmina Barrios presenta con Paco y María León 'Carmina y Amén' en el Festival de Málaga 2014". Bekia.
- ^ "Teaser de 'Carmina y amén'". Fotogramas. 12 February 2014.
- ^ García, Rocío (10 December 2014). "El cine español firma su mejor año". El País.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (24 March 2014). "Carmina and Amen (Carmina y Amen): Malaga Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Marañón, Carlos (21 July 2014). "Carmina y amén". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Batlle Caminal, Jordi (30 April 2014). ""Carmina y amén": Comedia con cicuta".
- ^ Márquez, Jesús (29 March 2014). "Palmarés del Festival de Málaga 2014: '10.000 Km' arrasa con su visión del amor a distancia". ecartelera.
- ^ García, Yago (16 December 2014). "Nominaciones a los Premios Feroz 2015". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "Premios Feroz 2015: Lista de ganadores". Cinemanía. 26 January 2015 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Lavado, Adrián (3 February 2015). "'La isla mínima' arrasa en las medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos 2014". ecartelera.
- ^ "Los ganadores de los Goya 2015". La Vanguardia. 7 February 2015.
- ^ Clark, Donald (17 November 2014). "Ed Guiney to receive gong from European Film Awards". The Irish Times.
- ^ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (14 December 2014). "Agnès Varda hits out at European cinema's failure to recognise women". The Guardian.