The Bride (Spanish: La novia) is a 2015 drama film directed by Paula Ortiz which stars Inma Cuesta, Álex García and Asier Etxeandia. The screenplay is based on Blood Wedding, the 1933 tragedy by Federico García Lorca. It was screened in the Zabaltegi section of the 2015 San Sebastián International Film Festival.[2] It was also named as one of three films that could be chosen as the Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.[3][4]
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| Spanish | La novia |
| Directed by | Paula Ortiz |
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| Based on | Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca |
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| Cinematography | Migue Amoedo |
| Edited by | Javier García |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $1.7 million[1] |
Plot
editLeonardo, The Groom and The Bride have been an inseparable triangle since they were children, but Leonardo and The Bride possess an invisible, ferocious, unbreakable thread. The years go by and she, in anguish, is getting prepared for her wedding with The Groom in the middle of the white desert where she lives with her father. The day before the ceremony, a beggar knocks on her door and offers her a present and a piece of advice: "Don't get married if you don't love him", while she gives her two crystal daggers. The Bride's body shudders.
Cast
edit- Inma Cuesta as la novia ('the Bride')
- Asier Etxeandia as el novio ('the Groom')
- Álex García as Leonardo
- Luisa Gavasa as madre ('mother')
- Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa as padre ('father')
- Ana Fernández as vecina ('neighbour')
- Consuelo Trujillo as criada ('maid')
- Leticia Dolera as mujer de Leonardo ('Leonardo's wife')
- María Alfonsa Rosso as mendiga ('beggar')
- Manuela Vellés as muchacha 1 ('young girl 1')
- Verónica Moral[5]
- Mariana Cordero as suegra ('mother-in-law')
- Pedro Rebollo as cura
- Laura Gómez-Lacueva as chica
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2016 | 3rd Feroz Awards | Best Drama Film | Won | ||
| Best Director | Paula Ortiz | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo | Nominated | |||
| Best Main Actress | Inma Cuesta | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Luisa Gavasa | Won | |||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Shigeru Umebayashi | Won | |||
| Best Trailer | Won | ||||
| Best Film Poster | Nominated | ||||
| 30th Goya Awards | Best Film | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Paula Ortiz | Nominated | |||
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Asier Etxeandia | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Inma Cuesta | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Luisa Gavasa | Won | |||
| Best New Actor | Álex García | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematography | Miguel Ángel Amoedo | Won | |||
| Best Art Direction | Jesús Bosqued Maté and Pilar Quintana | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Clemens Grulich, César Molina and Ignacio Arenas | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Esther Guillem and Pilar Guillem | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Shigeru Umebayashi | Nominated | |||
| 25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Inma Cuesta | Won | [6][7] | |
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Asier Etxeandia | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Luisa Gavasa | Won | |||
| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Carlos Álvarez-Nóvoa | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Ana Fernández | Won | |||
| María Alfonsa Rosso | Nominated | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "La Novia (The Bride)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "'The Bride' ('La novia'): San Sebastian Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "El olivo, Julieta y La novia, camino a Hollywood". La Academia. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (20 August 2016). "Bollain's 'Olive Tree,' Almodovar's 'Julieta,' Ortiz's 'Bride' On Spain's Oscar Short-List". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "'La Novia', la grandeza de Lorca". Espinof. 7 December 2015.
- ^ "'La novia' y 'Vis a Vis' arrasan en las nominaciones de los XXV Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices". La Vanguardia. 10 February 2016.
- ^ "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.