Celia's Lives (Spanish: Las vidas de Celia) is a 2006 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed and written by Antonio Chavarrías which stars Najwa Nimri and Luis Tosar.
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| Spanish | Las vidas de Celia |
| Directed by | Antonio Chavarrías |
| Screenplay by | Antonio Chavarrías |
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| Cinematography | Guillermo Granillo |
| Edited by | Anastasi Rinos |
| Music by | Fernando Corona |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe night Celia unsuccessfully attempts suicide, a teenage girl (Melany) is raped and murdered nearby. Miguel Ángel, the police officer in charge of finding the perpetrator of the crime, digs around Celia and her closest circle, including her two sisters (Carmen and Ángela) and her husband Agustín. While the cop suspects about the girl's boyfriend (Pedro), Celia suspects about her husband.[1][2]
Cast
edit- Najwa Nimri as Celia[2]
- Luis Tosar as Miguel Ángel[2]
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Agustín[1]
- Àlex Casanovas as Jaime[2]
- Mentxu Romero as Carmen[2]
- Aida Folch as Ángela[1]
- Javier Díaz as Pedro[2]
- Jimena Ayala as Melany[2]
- Nora Navas[2]
- Pep Ricart[3]
- Nausicaa Bonnín[3]
Production
editA Spanish-Mexican co-production, the film was produced by Oberon Cinematográfica, TAU, and Altavista Films,[3] and it had the participation of TVE and TVC.[2]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 54th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection in September 2006.[4] It was also selected for the Marrakech International Film Festival's main competition.[5] Distributed by Nirvana,[2] it was theatrically released in Spain on 19 January 2007.[1]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety considered the "cunningly-structured noir" to be Antonio Chavarrías' "finest work to date".[2]
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising "the spaces and the characters", while citing "a certain confusion of times" as a negative point.[1]
Javier Ocaña of El País considered that "with an agile, nervous production and very good performances" (especially by Tosar and Giménez Cacho) the film manages to portray a "desolate" (and perhaps a tad exaggerated) male panorama in relation to their treatment of women.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Las vidas de Celia". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Holland, Jonathan (10 October 2006). "Celia's Lives". Variety.
- ^ a b c "Las vidas de Celia". Barcelona Film Commission | Catalunya Film Commission. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Najwa Nimri y Luis Tosar presentan 'Las vidas de Celia', un filme sobre la mentira cotidiana". El País. 27 September 2006.
- ^ Tartaglione-Vialatte, Nancy (20 November 2006). "Marrakech to open with The Departed". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (19 January 2007). "Machos en celo". El País.