Plans for Tomorrow (Spanish: Planes para mañana) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Juana Macías (her feature debut). The cast features Carme Elias, Goya Toledo, Ana Labordeta and Aura Garrido.

Plans for Tomorrow
Theatrical release poster
SpanishPlanes para mañana
Directed byJuana Macías
Written by
  • Juana Macías
  • Juan Moreno
  • Alberto Bermejo
Produced byGuillermo Sempere
Starring
CinematographyGuillermo Sempere
Edited by
  • Juana Macías
  • Yago Muñiz
Music byIgnacio Pérez Marín
Production
companies
  • Teoponte PC
  • Monte Film
  • Viernes Producciones
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • 18 April 2010 (2010-04-18) (FMCE)
  • 19 November 2010 (2010-11-19) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Set in an indeterminate Spanish city,[1] the plot follows four women at a time their lives are facing radical changes.

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Teoponte PC, Monte Film and Viernes Producciones, with support from Junta de Extremadura.[5] Shooting locations included the city of Cáceres, in Extremadura.[6]

Release

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On 18 April 2010, the film screened at the Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE), where it was met with acclaim.[5][1] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 19 November 2010.[4]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a quietly engrossing debut for helmer/co-writer Juana Macias that unpacks the crosscut lives of four women in crisis".[3]

Reviewing for El País, Javier Ocaña considered the film to be a "notable debut" for Macías, highlighting as virtues the subtlety of the script, the magnificent performances, and the agile staging.[7]

Both Ocaña and Holland observed a resemblance in several ways to the 2000 film Amores perros (which also stars Goya Toledo).[7][3]

Fausto Fernández of Fotogramas gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the teen contrast offered by Aura Garrido's performance, whereas he cited the presence of egalitarian cliches as a negative point.[8]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2010 13th Málaga Spanish Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Direction Juana Macías Won [9]
Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress Aura Garrido Won
Silver Biznaga for Best New Screenwriter Juana Macías, Juan Moreno, Alberto Bermejo Won
2011 25th Goya Awards Best New Director Juana Macías Nominated [10]
Best New Actress Aura Garrido Nominated
20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actress Aura Garrido Nominated [11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Boquerini (20 April 2010). "'Planes para mañana', ovacionada en el Festival de Málaga". Hoy.
  2. ^ López, Antonio J (19 April 2010). "Goya Toledo: "En el oficio de actriz no existe el reloj biológico"". Diario Sur.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Holland, Jonathan (5 December 2010). "Plans for Tomorrow". Variety.
  4. ^ a b c d Massanet, Adrián (19 November 2010). "Estrenos de cine | 19 de noviembre | Vuelve Harry Potter". Espinof.
  5. ^ a b "La productora 'Viernes Producciones' destaca la "excelente acogida" de 'Planes para mañana' en el Festival de Málaga". 20minutos.es. 19 April 2010.
  6. ^ "´planes para mañana´ finaliza tres semanas de rodaje en caceres". El Periódico Extremadura. 21 October 2009.
  7. ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (19 November 2010). "Dolores perros". El País.
  8. ^ Fernández, Fausto (14 April 2010). "Planes para mañana". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ ""Rabia", de Sebastián Cordero, gana la Biznaga de Oro en Málaga". Fotogramas. 24 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Planes para mañana". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. ^ "La Unión de Actores entregará sus premios el 31 de octubre". ABC. 6 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Bardem y Sonsoles Benedicto, premiados por la Unión de Autores". Faro de Vigo. 1 November 2011.