Some Time Later (Spanish: Tiempo después) is a 2018 Spanish-Portuguese absurdist comedy film written and directed by José Luis Cuerda which features an ensemble cast of actors and comedians.[1] Set in the year 9177 and based on the 2015 eponymous novel by Cuerda, the film is billed as a "spiritual sequel" to the 1989 cult film Amanece, que no es poco.[2][3] It is Cuerda's swan song before his death in 2020.

Some Time Later
Poster
SpanishTiempo después
Directed byJosé Luis Cuerda
Written byJosé Luis Cuerda
Starring
CinematographyPau Esteve Birba
Music byLucio Godoy
Production
companies
  • Tiempo Después AIE
  • Planar Gestão de Equipamentos Cinematográficos
  • Atresmedia Cine
  • El Terrat
  • Estela Films
  • Lanube Películas
  • Pólvora Films
Distributed byeOne Films Spain (es)
Release dates
  • 25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) (SSIFF)
  • 28 December 2018 (2018-12-28) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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It is about the year 9177 (one thousand years up or down) and only one building (and its suburbs) lasts from humankind. Society is divided between the elite inhabiting the building, and the 'unemployed' who live outside in shacks.[4][5] The aforementioned social fabric begins to unravel after José María, an outer dweller, tries to sell a lemonade to the elite, prompting a social revolution.[5][6]

Cast

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Production

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Footage was shot in the Barrancas del Burujón

The screenplay adapted the novel Tiempo después by José Luis Cuerda written in 2015, in turn based on a discarded screenplay from 1997.[12][3] A group of comedians (including Edu Galán, Andreu Buenafuente, Berto Romero and Arturo Valls) created a group to unshelf the work and produce a film.[13] Some of the crew duties were entrusted to Pau Esteve Birba (cinematography), Lucio Godoy (music), Emma Tusell (editing), Pepe Domínguez (art direction), Clara Bilbao (costume design) and Miguel Calvo (sound).[14] Andreu Buenafuente and Arturo Valls took over production duties.[15]

The film's main theme, "Tiempo después", is performed by Joaquín Sabina.[16]

A joint Spanish-Portuguese co-production,[17] the film was produced by Tiempo después AIE, Estela Films, Pólvora Films, Lanube Películas, El Terrat and Planar Gestão de Equipamentos Cinematográficos, with the participation of Atresmedia Cine, Entertaintment One, Movistar+, Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla-La Mancha Media.[18]

Shooting took place in between the Castilla–La Mancha and the Community of Madrid regions and wrapped by December 2017.[18] Shooting locations included Barrancas del Burujón [es] and Hontanar, in the province of Toledo.[11]

The "dystopic" building in which the fiction is set is a mashup of two iconic 20th-century buildings located in Madrid: the Torres Blancas designed by Javier Sáenz de Oiza and the Spanish Cultural Heritage Institute (aka the 'Crown of Thorns') by Fernando Higueras and Antonio Miró.[19] Some of the indoor shots were filmed in Torres Blancas.[19]

Release

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Presentation of the project in Toledo in 2017, featuring Miguel Rellán, Nerea Camacho, Roberto Álamo, José Luis Cuerda, and Arturo Valls, among others.

Some Time Later premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF) in September 2018.[12] Distributed by eOne Films Spain,[20] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 December 2018.[2][3]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2019 6th Feroz Awards Best Comedy Film Nominated [21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "José Luis Cuerda termina de rodar su nueva comedia futurista "Tiempo después"". El Periódico de Catalunya. 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Muñoz, Fernando (5 February 2020). "Así fue la última entrevista de José Luis Cuerda en ABC: «A mi edad, si no eres maestro es que has desperdiciado la vida»". abcplay – via ABC.
  3. ^ a b c Hernández Luján, Raquel (31 December 2018). "Crítica de Tiempo después, el legado cinematográfico de Cuerda". HobbyConsolas.
  4. ^ "José Luis Cuerda lleva a San Sebastián una nueva dosis de su "surruralismo"". Diario de Sevilla. 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b Zurro, Javier (26 September 2018). "'Tiempo Después': la revolución social de Cuerda tiene hostias para todos". El Español.
  6. ^ a b Yuste, Javier (28 December 2018). "Cuerda vuelve a amanecer". El Cultural – via El Español.
  7. ^ Cabrices, Sebastián (8 January 2021). "Blanca Suárez: su vida, su carrera en la actuación y su relación con la moda". Vogue.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Tiempo después". Pólvora Films. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Tiempo después". Kiss FM. 27 December 2018.
  10. ^ Vega, Adolfo P. (10 January 2019). "Saturnino García: «Efectivamente, en el cine ya no se acuerdan tanto de mí»". El Norte de Castilla.
  11. ^ a b "José Luis Cuerda filmó en Toledo su última película". La Tribuna de Toledo. 4 February 2020.
  12. ^ a b Rosado, Ricardo (25 September 2018). "José Luis Cuerda presenta 'Tiempo después' en San Sebastián: "Esta película es buena"". Fotogramas.
  13. ^ Zurro, Javier (13 December 2018). "Los cómicos que se unieron para rescatar a José Luis Cuerda del olvido". El Español.
  14. ^ Tusell, Félix (25 September 2018). "Contra todo y contra todos | Tiempo después". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.
  15. ^ Jimeno, Diego (26 May 2021). "'Tiempo después' de 'Amanece que no es poco' regresó el surruralismo de Cuerda". Diez Minutos.
  16. ^ "Sabina pone música a la última película de José Luis Cuerda". La Opinión A Coruña. 22 December 2018.
  17. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (27 December 2019). "Crítica: Tiempo después". Cineuropa.
  18. ^ a b "José Luis Cuerda finaliza el rodaje de la comedia 'Tiempo después'". Audiovisual451. 7 December 2021.
  19. ^ a b Barragán del Rey, Sara. "La ARQUITECTURA distópica de la última película de José Luis Cuerda". Revista AD.
  20. ^ "'Tiempo después' – estreno en cines 28 de diciembre". Audiovisual451. 24 December 2018.
  21. ^ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.
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