Quién te cantará (Spanish for 'Who will sing to you') is a 2018 Spanish-French drama film written and directed by Carlos Vermut, starring Najwa Nimri and Eva Llorach.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Carlos Vermut |
| Written by | Carlos Vermut |
| Produced by | Enrique López Lavigne |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Eduard Grau |
| Edited by | Marta Velasco |
| Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
The film was nominated for seven Goya Awards with Llorach winning the award for Best New Actress.[3]
Plot
editWhen Lila, a celebrity singer with amnesia forgets how to act, a superfan named Violeta steps in to teach Lila how to be Lila once again.
Cast
edit- Najwa Nimri as Lila Cassen
- Eva Llorach as Violeta
- Carme Elías as Blanca
- Natalia de Molina as Marta
- Julián Villagrán as Nicolás
- Carolina Yuste as Ana
- Leticia Dolera as Lili Cassen
Production
editA Spain-France co-production by Apache Films, Áralan Films and Les Films du Worso, the film also had the participation of TVE, Canal Sur and Vodafone, and support from ICAA, ICO and Junta de Andalucía.[4] Shooting locations included the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga.[4]
Release
editThe film was presented at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[5] It was also showcased at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival later in the month.[6] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 October 2018.[7]
Reception
editQuién te cantará received positive reviews from film critics. It holds an 85% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 7.4/10.[8]
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter underscored the film to be "a smart, moving homage to fandom".[9]
Shelagh Rowan-Legg of ScreenAnarchy deemed the film to be "a mesmerizing story of the burden of fame, the bonds between strangers, the price of love, and the reflections we see and do not see in each other and ourselves".[10]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | 24th Forqué Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Eva Llorach | Won | [11] |
| 6th Feroz Awards | Best Drama Film | Nominated | [12] | ||
| Best Director | Carlos Vermut | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress in a Film | Eva Llorach | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Natalia de Molina | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Alberto Iglesias | Won | |||
| Best Trailer | Won | ||||
| Best Film Poster | Won | ||||
| 11th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Carme Elías | Nominated | [13][14] | |
| Best Cinematography | Eduard Grau | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Laia Ateca | Nominated | |||
| 33rd Goya Awards | Best Actress | Najwa Nimri | Nominated | [15] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Natalia de Molina | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Eva Llorach | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Eduard Grau | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Daniel de Zayas, Eduardo Castro, Mario González | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Ana López Cobos | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Rafael Mora, Anabel Beato | Nominated | |||
| 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actress | Eva Llorach | Won | [16] | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (31 January 2017). "Carlos Vermut's new film to be called Quién te cantará". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "'Quién te cantará' – estreno en cines 26 de octubre". Audiovisual451. 23 October 2018.
- ^ Green, Jennifer (2 February 2019). "Goya Awards: The Realm, Champions Among Night's Big Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ a b Soriano Bautista, Mariela (29 April 2017). ""Quién te cantará", nuevo trabajo de Natalia de Molina". Diario Jaén.
- ^ Zamora, Andrea (16 October 2018). "'Quién te cantará': Najwa Nimri se convierte en Lila en este 'featurette' EXCLUSIVO". Sensacine.
- ^ Rodríguez, Inés (26 September 2018). "'Quién te cantará', un drama de identidades cruzadas". Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ Palao, Alberto (27 October 2018). "Najwa Nimri y Amaral nos emocionan con su versión de 'Procuro Olvidarte'". Los 40.
- ^ "Quién te cantará (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (8 September 2018). "Quien Te Cantara: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Rowan-Legg, Shelagh (5 November 2018). "Morbido 2018 Review: Quién te cantará, Music, Mirrors, and Memory". ScreenAnarchy.
- ^ Guerra, Andrés (13 January 2019). "Antonio de la Torre y Eva Llorach, entre los 'Campeones' de los XXIV Premios Forqué". La Vanguardia.
- ^ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
- ^ "Miki Esparbé, nominat a millor actor secundari per «Les distàncies» als premis Gaudí". Regió7. Prensa Ibérica. 11 December 2018.
- ^ "'Entre dos aguas', de Isaki Lacuesta, triunfa en los Premios Gaudí con siete premios". rtve.es. 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Listado completo de ganadores de los Premios Goya 2019". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly. 3 February 2019.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas.
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