Mararía is a 1998 drama film directed by Antonio José Betancor consisting of an adaptation of the 1973 novel Mararía by Rafael Arozarena which stars Goya Toledo as the title character alongside Carmelo Gómez, Iain Glen, Mirtha Ibarra and José Manuel Cervino. It was produced by companies from Spain, France, and Portugal.[1]
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| Directed by | Antonio José Betancor |
| Based on | Mararía by Rafael Arozarena |
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| Cinematography | Juan Antonio Ruiz Achía |
| Edited by | Guillermo Represa |
| Music by | Pedro Guerra |
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| Distributed by | Alta Films (es) |
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| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editSet in 1930s Lanzarote (the easternmost of the Canary Islands), the plot tracks an English vulcanologist and a Basque physician vying for the love of Mararía, a local Canarian woman.[2]
Cast
edit- Goya Toledo as Mararía[3]
- Carmelo Gómez as Fermín Izaguirre[3]
- Iain Glen as Bertrand[3]
- José Manuel Cervino as Marcial[3]
- Mirtha Ibarra as Herminia[4]
- Manuel Manquiña[5]
- Francisco Casares[5]
- Juli Mira[5]
- Cyra Toledo[5]
- Gloria del Toro[5]
- Miguel Ángel Alonso[5]
- Antonio Dechén[5]
- Chamaida Santana[5]
Production
editThe screenplay is an adaptation of the 1973 novel Mararía by Rafael Arozarena,[5] featuring substantial changes from the original work, such as the reduction in the number of males courting the character Mararía to 2, the characters portrayed by Gómez and Glen, the latter of which is an amalgamation of two characters from the novel.[3] The film is an Aiete Films, Ariane Films and Mararia PC production,[4] with participation of TVE, and in association with Portugal's Fábrica de Imágenes de Lisboa and France's C. V. de la Société de Production and D. M. V. B. Films,[6] with support from Sociedad Canaria de las Artes Escénicas y de la Música, the Canarian Governmen's Viceconsejería de Cultura y Deportes and the island cabildos of Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.[7]
Release
editDistributed by Alta Films,[4] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 30 October 1998.[8]
Reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety considered the "terrifically lensed" film to be "a good old-fashioned melodrama" that manages to have enough "intelligent idiosyncrasy" to give it its own "power and charm".[4]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | 13th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Antonio Betancor, Carlos Álvarez | Nominated | [9] |
| Best New Actress | Goya Toledo | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía | Won | |||
| Best Original Score | Pedro Guerra | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Félix Murcia | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Mararía · España-Francia-Portugal 1998". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "'Mararía', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 30 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Rivero Grandoso 2010, p. 6.
- ^ a b c d Holland, Jonathan (15 November 1998). "Mararia". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Cine y literatura española. Guía de largometrajes (PDF). Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Cultura y Deportes. 2005. p. 41.
- ^ Sola Antequera, Domingo (1999). "Aportes de las cinematografías foráneas a los recientes proyectos del audiovisual en Canarias: el I. C. A. I. C." Cuadernos de la Academia (5). ISSN 1138-2562 – via Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
- ^ Rivero Grandoso 2010, pp. 5–6.
- ^ Rivero Grandoso, Javier (2010). "Mararía en la literatura, el cine y la música". Nexo (7). Instituto de Estudios Hispánicos de Canarias: 5. ISSN 1696-4691.
- ^ "Mararía". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 18 July 2022.