Motherhood (Spanish: La Maternal)[1] is a 2022 teen drama film written and directed by Pilar Palomero starring Carla Quílez and Ángela Cervantes.
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| Spanish | La Maternal |
| Directed by | Pilar Palomero |
| Screenplay by | Pilar Palomero |
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| Cinematography | Julián Elizalde |
| Edited by | Sofie Escudé |
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| Distributed by | BTeam Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe plot tracks Carla, a 14-year old pregnant girl placed in a centre for teenage mothers where she hangs out with other teen classmates (Raki, Estel, Claudia, Jamila and Sheila).[2][3] She also has to deal with the vicissitudes of her fraught relation with her mother Penélope.[3][4]
Cast
edit- Carla Quílez as Carla[4]
- Ángela Cervantes as Penélope[4]
- Jordan Dumes[2]
- Pepe Lorente[2]
- Olga Hueso[2]
- Rubén Martínez[2]
- Gal·la Sabaté[2]
- Neus Pàmies[2]
Production
editThe screenplay was written by Pilar Palomero.[5] La maternal (Palomero's sophomore feature after Schoolgirls)[6] is an Inicia Films and Bteam Prods production, with the participation of RTVE, TVC, Televisión de Aragón, and Movistar+ and support from Creative Europe's MEDIA, ICAA and ICEC.[4][7] Julián Elizalde worked as cinematographer.[8][9]
Shooting took place in late 2021 and lasted for 8 weeks.[10] Shooting locations included Los Monegros and Barcelona and its surroundings.[7]
Release
editThe film made its world premiere at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection on 20 September 2022.[11][12] It will have its international premiere at the Zurich Film Festival.[1] Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[2] it is set for an 18 November 2022 theatrical release in Spain.[13] Elle Driver acquired rights for worldwide sales outside Spain and France.[2]
Reception
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According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an 92% approval rating based on 13 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.9/10.[15]
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily deemed the film to be "superbly directed by Palomero, who seems to have a special gift for seeing the world through children's eyes".[16]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas rated the film with 65 points ("acceptable") deeming it to be more interesting by its subject than by its forms, praising "the reality that [the film] makes visible" but pointing out that "the style is too crude, it is an unbearable film at times".[17]
Juan Pando of Fotogramas rated the film 5 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "one of the best films, if not the best, [in 2022 Spanish cinema]", praising "that true prodigy named Carla Quílez" as the best thing about the film while citing the film's excess length as a negative point.[18]
Sergi Sánchez of La Razón rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, positively highlighting Quílez's naturalness while pointing out that "a certain capacity for synthesis is lacking" in the film.[19]
Top ten lists
editThe film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:
- 2nd — El Confidencial (Marta Medina)[20]
- 2nd — El Cultural (Begoña Donat)[21]
- 3rd — El Español ('Series&más' critics)[22]
- 3rd — Cadena SER (Jose M. Romero)[23]
- 4th — Cadena SER ('El cine en la SER' critics)[23]
- 4th — ABC (Oti Rodríguez Marchante)[24]
- 6th — Vanity Fair (Juan Sanguino & Paloma Rando)[25]
- 7th — Cadena SER (Pepa Blanes)[23]
- 8th — El Cultural (Carlos Heredero)[21]
- 7th — Cadena SER (Elio Castro)[23]
- 9th — El Cultural (Juan Sardá)[21]
- 10th — El Cultural (Carlos Reviriego)[21]
- 10th — El Periódico de Catalunya (critics)[26]
Accolades
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| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival | Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance | Carla Quílez | Won | [27] |
| 2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Non-Catalan Language Film | Nominated | [28] | |
| Best Director | Pilar Palomero | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Pilar Palomero | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ángela Cervantes | Won | |||
| Best New Performance | Carla Quílez | Won | |||
| 10th Feroz Awards | Best Director | Pilar Palomero | Nominated | [29] | |
| Best Actress in a Film | Carla Quílez | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Ángela Cervantes | Nominated | |||
| 2nd Carmen Awards | Best Non-Andalusian Film | Nominated | [30][31] | ||
| 78th CEC Medals | Best Director | Pilar Palomero | Nominated | [32] | |
| Best New Actress | Carla Quílez | Won | |||
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [33] | ||
| Best Director | Pilar Palomero | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Ángela Cervantes | Nominated | |||
| 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Ángela Cervantes | Nominated | [34] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ZFF celebrates Spanish cinema". Zurich Film Festival. 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hopewell, John; Mayorga, Emilio (10 February 2022). "Elle Driver Swoops on 'La Maternal,' From Goya Best Picture Winner Pilar Palomero (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ a b "La maternal". Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. 15 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Pilar Palomero finaliza el rodaje de 'La Maternal', su segundo largometraje producido por Inicia Films y Bteam Prods". Audiovisual451. 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Pilar Palomero ya rueda 'La maternal', su segunda película tras 'Las niñas'". Cine con Ñ. 14 October 2021.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (21 October 2021). "'La maternal': Ángela Cervantes protagoniza la nueva película de Pilar Palomero". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b Rivera, Alfonso (10 January 2022). "Pilar Palomero wraps the shoot for her sophomore film, La Maternal". Cineuropa.
- ^ Castro, Antón (15 October 2021). "Pilar Palomero inicia el rodaje de 'La Maternal' en los Monegros". Heraldo de Aragón.
- ^ "Finaliza el rodaje de 'La Maternal', de Pilar Palomero, con fotografía de Julián Elizalde". Camera and Light Mag. 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Finaliza el rodaje de 'La maternal', la segunda película de Pilar Palomera". Cine con Ñ. 23 December 2021.
- ^ Flaño, Teresa (20 September 2022). "Pilar Palomero: "Por momentos así merece la pena hacer cine"". El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ Hopewell, John (15 July 2022). "San Sebastian Festival's 2022 Spanish Film Lineup: Emerging Talent, Fresh Titles From a New Establishment". Variety.
- ^ "El 18 de noviembre se estrenará 'La maternal', la segunda película de Pilar Palomero". Cine con Ñ. 21 April 2022.
- ^ "'As Bestas', mejor película del CiBRA, que cierra su XIV edición encumbrando a Toledo como ciudad de cine". Europa Press. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "La Maternal", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 13 April 2024
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (21 September 2022). "'La Maternal': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Hernández Luján, Raquel (18 November 2022). "Crítica de La maternal, la nueva película de Pilar Palomero (Las niñas)". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Pando, Juan (18 November 2022). "Crítica de 'La maternal', cuando lo particular se convierte en universal". Fotogramas.
- ^ Sánchez, Sergi (17 November 2022). "Crítica de "La maternal": sujeto y predicados ★★★☆☆". La Razón.
- ^ Medina, Marta (15 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022: el año más bestia del siglo XXI". El Confidencial.
- ^ a b c d "Cine: las votaciones de nuestros críticos 2022". El Cultural. 20 December 2022 – via El Español.
- ^ Mantilla, Daniel (11 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Series & Más – via El Español.
- ^ a b c d Blanes, P; Romero, J.; Castro, E. (23 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022 en un año espectacular para nuestro cine". Cadena SER.
- ^ Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (27 December 2022). "Las diez mejores películas españolas de 2022, un año de cine sobresaliente". ABC.
- ^ Sanguino, Juan; Rando, Paloma (28 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de un 2022 para la historia". El Periódico de Catalunya. 19 December 2022.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (24 September 2022). "'The Kings of the World' Wins San Sebastian Film Festival Golden Shell for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
- ^ Gualda, Lucía (29 January 2023). "Premios Feroz, en directo: los premiados a mejor película, mejor serie y mejor actriz y actor protagonistas". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
- ^ Martínez, Evaristo (14 December 2022). "'Controverso' opta a dos Carmen, que anuncian sus candidatos desde Almería". La Voz de Almería.
- ^ "Modelo 77 triunfa en los Carmen: Así ha quedado el palmarés". Ideal. Grupo Vocento. 5 February 2023.
- ^ "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Premios Goya 2023 | Palmarés completo: 'As bestas', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, triunfa con 9 premios". Cinemanía. 11 February 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Aller, María (14 March 2023). "Premios Unión de Actores 2023: 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las películas más premiadas". Fotogramas.