Dearest Maria (Spanish: María querida) is a 2004 Spanish drama film directed by José Luis García Sánchez from a screenplay by Rafael Azcona based on the figure of María Zambrano. It stars María Botto and Pilar Bardem.
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| Spanish | María querida |
| Directed by | José Luis García Sánchez |
| Screenplay by | Rafael Azcona |
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| Cinematography | Juan Amorós |
| Edited by | Vanesa L. Marimbert |
| Music by | Antonio Meliveo |
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| Distributed by | Alta Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot takes place between 1989 and 1991.[1] Journalist Lola meets author María Zambrano in 1989, upon Zambrano's reception of the Cervantes Prize, leading Lola to make Zambrano's biopic.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Pilar Bardem as María Zambrano[4]
- María Botto as Lola[5]
- Alex O'Dogherty as Pepe[4]
- María Galiana as Carmen[6]
- Juan Diego as Luis[7]
- Jordi Dauder as locutor del montaje[8]
Production
editThe film is a Maestranza Films and Redacción 7 Andalucía production.[9]
Release
editThe film premiered in competition at the 49th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 24 October 2004.[10] Distributed by Alta Films,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 October 2004.[11]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety wrote that García Sánchez "fails for the most part to galvanize the potential high drama".[3]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País wrote that the film "will go down in the annals as a worthy effort to didactically marry cinema for the general public with the usual rigor of documentary editing".[12]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2004
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49th Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actress | Pilar Bardem | Won | |
2005
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19th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nominated | ||
| 14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Durán Manso 2023, p. 240.
- ^ Durán Manso 2023, p. 225.
- ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (14 November 2004). "Dearest Maria". Variety.
- ^ a b Durán Manso 2023, p. 234.
- ^ Durán Manso 2023, p. 237.
- ^ Durán Manso, Valeriano (2023). "Andaluzas en el cines español actual. La representación de María Zambrano y los personajes de María querida" (PDF). Mujer, mujeres andaluzas: proyectando imágenes sociales y narrativas. p. 240. ISBN 978-84-472-2475-3.
- ^ Durán Manso 2023, p. 238.
- ^ Durán Manso 2023, p. 236.
- ^ "María querida (2004". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ "García Sánchez retrata a lafilósofa María Zambrano". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 25 October 2004.
- ^ "María querida". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (29 October 2004). "Honestidad intachable". El País.
- ^ Fernández, M.A. (30 October 2004). "El surcoreano Kim Ki-duk gana la Espiga de Oro de la Seminci por «Hierro 3»". La Voz de Galicia.
- ^ Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya (PDF), Lunwerg, 2011, p. 289, ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8
- ^ "'Mar adentro' también acapara las candidaturas de la Unión de Actores". elmundo.es. 15 March 2005.
- ^ "Un premio de cine por luchar contra la violencia machista". El País. 7 June 2005.