Three Days With the Family (Catalan: Tres dies amb la família) is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Mar Coll (in her directorial debut feature) which stars Nausicaa Bonnín alongside Eduard Fernández, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Francesc Orella, and Ramon Fontserè.
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| Catalan | Tres dies amb la família |
| Directed by | Mar Coll |
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| Cinematography | Neus Ollé |
| Edited by | Elena Ruiz |
| Music by | Maikmaier |
Production company | Escándalo Films |
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Plot
editThe plot tracks the three days in the life of a young woman based in Bourdeaux upon her return to Girona on occasion of her grandfather's funeral, thereby meeting with her relatives, members of the Catalan haute bourgeoisie.[1]
Cast
edit- Nausicaa Bonnín as Léa[2]
- Eduard Fernández as Josep Maria[2]
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Jöelle[2]
- Ramon Fontserè as Pere[2]
- Francesc Orella as Toni[2]
- Amâlia Sancho as Virgínia[2]
- Aida Oset as Mar[2]
- Artur Busquets as Pau[2]
- Isabel Rocatti as Montse[2]
- Maria Ribera as Laia[2]
- Greta Fernández as Bet[2]
- Cristina Gamiz as Aurora[2]
- Abel Zamora as Pere Jr.[2]
- David Verdaguer as Jordi[2]
- Mercè Compte as Maria[2]
- Dafnis Balduz as Andreu[2]
Production
editThe film was produced by Escándalo Films in association with TVE and TVC.[3][4]
Release
editThe film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2009.[5] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 June 2009.
Critical reception
editJonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "evocative portrait of a Catalan clan being unhappy in its own way".[4]
Fernando Méndez-Leite of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, hailing "the director's rigor and fine cruelty" as the film's best.[6]
Cliff Doerksen of Chicago Reader described the film as a "rote domestic drama about an emotionally stunted upper-bourgeois Catalan clan".[7]
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2010 | 2nd Gaudí Awards | Best Catalan-language Film | Won | [8][9] | |
| Best Director | Mar Coll | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Mar Coll, Valentina Viso | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Nausicaa Bonnín | Won | |||
| Best Actor | Eduard Fernández | Nominated | |||
| 24th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Mar Coll | Won | [3] | |
| Best New Actress | Nausicaa Bonnín | Nominated | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Boquerini (24 April 2009). "Mar Coll triunfa en Málaga con 'Tres días con la familia'". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Estrena de "Tres dies amb la família"". TV3. 19 June 2009 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ^ a b "Tres dies amb la família". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (28 April 2009). "Three Days with The Family". Variety.
- ^ "El Festival de Málaga enfila su recta final con Lucía Puenzo y Mar Coll". Fotogramas. 24 April 2009.
- ^ Méndez-Leite, Fernando (17 April 2009). "Tres días con la familia". Fotogramas.
- ^ Doerksen, Cliff (25 November 2010). "Three Days With the Family". Chicago Reader.
- ^ "II Premis Gaudí al cine catalán, el 1 de febrero". Panorama Audiovisual. 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Mar Coll triomfa als Gaudí". El Punt Avui. 1 February 2010.