Journey to a Mother's Room

Journey to a Mother's Room (Spanish: Viaje al cuarto de una madre) is a 2018 Spanish-French drama film written and directed by Celia Rico Clavellino, starring Lola Dueñas and Anna Castillo.[1][2][3]

Journey to a Mother's Room
Theatrical release poster
SpanishViaje al cuarto de una madre
Directed byCelia Rico Clavellino
Written byCelia Rico Clavellino
Produced byJosep Amorós
Ibon Cormenzana
Starring
CinematographySantiago Racaj
Edited byFernando Franco
Music byPaco Ortega
Production
companies
  • Amorós Producciones
  • Arcadia Motion Pictures
  • Pecado Films
  • Sisifo Films
  • Noodles Production
Distributed byAlfa Pictures
Release dates
  • 24 September 2018 (2018-09-24) (SSIFF)
  • 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05) (Spain)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

The film was nominated for four Goya Awards. At the 6th Feroz Awards, the film won Best Supporting Actress for Castillo from a total of four nominations.[4]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Amorós Producciones and Arcadia Motion Pictures alongside Pecado Films, Sisifo Films and Noodles Production, and it had the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and Movistar+.[5]

Reception

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Journey to a Mother's Room received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10.[6][7]

Awards

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Awards Category Nominated Result
Goya Awards Best New Director Celia Rico Clavellino Nominated
Best Actress Lola Dueñas Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Anna Castillo Nominated
Best Editing Fernando Franco Nominated
Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Celia Rico Clavellino Nominated
Best Actress Lola Dueñas Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Anna Castillo Won
Gaudí Awards Audience Award Won
Best Supporting Actress Anna Castillo Won
Best Script Celia Rico Clavellino Won
Best Actress Lola Dueñas Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Viaje al cuarto de una madre participará en el Festival de Cine de Londres". lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Hopewell, John (20 September 2018). "San Sebastian: Loco Films Boards Celia Rico's Journey to a Mother's Room". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (24 September 2018). "Celia Rico on Family, Loving Freely, Being Part of a 'Generation Without Role Models'". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ Prats, Marina (20 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". huffingtonpost.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Ánimas, Black is Beltza, Eugenio, Mudar la piel, Ola de crímenes, Querido Fotogramas y Viaje al cuarto de una madre". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 4 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Journey to a Mother's Room (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Holland, Jonathan (30 October 2018). "Journey to a Mother's Room (Viaje al Cuarto de una Madre): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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