The Open Door (Spanish: La puerta abierta) is a 2016 Spanish tragicomedy film written and directed by Marina Seresesky which stars Carmen Machi, Terele Pávez and Asier Etxeandia.
| The Open Door | |
|---|---|
_poster.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | La puerta abierta |
| Directed by | Marina Seresesky |
| Written by | Marina Seresesky |
| Produced by | Álvaro Lavín |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roberto Fernández |
| Edited by | Raúl de Torres |
| Music by | Mariano Marín |
Production companies |
|
| Distributed by | Pirámide Films |
Release dates |
|
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editRosa (a prostitute), lives with her mother (a former prostitute which whom she does not get along) in a flat in Madrid. They are torn about adopting the daughter of another prostitute who died because of an overdose.
Cast
edit- Carmen Machi as Rosa.[1]
- Terele Pávez as Antonia.[1]
- Asier Etxeandía as Lupita.[1]
- Lucía Balas as Lyuba.[1]
- Paco Tous as Paco.[2]
- Sonia Almarcha as Juana.[2]
- Yoima Valdés as Teresa.[2]
- Hugo Ndiaye as Eduardito.[2]
- Emilio Palacios as Yuri.[2]
- Mar Saura as Policía Isabel.[2]
- Christian Sánchez as Policía Carlos.[2]
- Monika Kowalska as Masha.[2]
Production
editWritten and directed by Marina Seresesky, The Open Door is her feature film's directorial debut. The film was produced by Meridional Producciones and Chester Media Producciones alongside Stop&Play, Babilonia Films and MilCiclos, with the participation of Telemadrid.[2] Shooting took place in Madrid, specifically in a corrala in the Calle de Santa Brígida from December 2014 to February 2015.[2]
Release
editPrior to its theatrical release, the film screened at the Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG), the Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) and the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF),[3] among others. Distributed by Pirámide Films,[4] The Open Door was theatrically released in Spain on 2 September 2016.
Reception
editReviewing for The Hollywood Reporter, Jonathan Holland deemed the film to be "an admirably abrasive by-women-for-women drama that works just fine until it starts to pull its punches later on".[5]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing about the talented and (carefully directed) cast.[1]
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that, good intentions notwithstanding, it belongs to a type of cinema that is already outdated, "solidarity between people on the edge (hookers, transvestites, drug addicts) and very little else".[6]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía gave it 3 out of 5 stars, noting an evolution from previous shorts films by Seresesky, who is right on betting on a less neutral than voyeuristic point of view.[7]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22nd Forqué Awards | Best Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | [8] |
| 4th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Nominated | [9] | ||
| Best Actress (film) | Carmen Machi | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress (film) | Terele Pávez | Nominated | |||
| 72nd CEC Medals | Best New Director | Marina Seresesky | Nominated | [10][11] | |
| Best Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Terele Pávez | Nominated | |||
| 31st Goya Awards | Best Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | [12] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Terele Pávez | Nominated | |||
| 67th Fotogramas de Plata | Best Film Actress | Carmen Machi | Nominated | [13] | |
| 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Carmen Machi | Won | [14][15] | |
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Terele Pávez | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Asier Etxeandia | Nominated | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Vall, Pere (30 August 2016). "La puerta abierta". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "'La puerta abierta', el debut de Marina Seresesky financiado a pulso". Audivisual451. 31 August 2016.
- ^ Dobroiu, Ștefan (1 June 2016). "La puerta abierta: la fascinación de la maternidad". Cineuropa.
- ^ "'La puerta abierta' – estreno en cines 2 de septiembre". Audiovisual451. 29 August 2016.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (25 March 2016). "'The Open Door' ('La Puerta Abierta'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Casas, Quim (1 September 2016). "'La puerta abierta': Solidaridad de barrio". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (19 August 2016). "La puerta abierta". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Caz, Ángela del (15 January 2017). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2017: Raúl Arévalo triunfa en su debut como director". Bekia.
- ^ "La lista completa de ganadores de los premios Feroz 2017". HuffPost. 23 January 2017.
- ^ "'Tarde para la ira' encabeza las candidaturas a las 72ª Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451. 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Películas ganadoras de la 72 edición de los premios del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC)". SGAE. 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de la gala de los Premios Goya 2017". El Mundo. 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Carmen Maura y Emma Suárez relucen en unos Fotogramas de Plata muy femeninos". Heraldo de Aragón. 7 March 2017.
- ^ "'Tarde para la ira' arrasa en unos Premios Unión de Actores con marcado carácter femenino". 20minutos.es. 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Javier Pereira, entre los nominados a los Premios Unión de Actores". La Información. 13 February 2017.
External links
edit- La puerta abierta at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol