La casa (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Álex Montoya |
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| Based on | La casa by Paco Roca |
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| Cinematography | Guillem Oliver |
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| Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
La casa is a 2024 Spanish slice-of-life drama film directed by Álex Montoya based on the graphic novel of the same name by Paco Roca. Its ensemble cast features David Verdaguer, Luis Callejo, Óscar de la Fuente, Olivia Molina, María Romanillos, Lorena López, Marta Belenguer, Jordi Aguilar, Tosca Montoya, and Miguel Rellán.
Plot
[edit]Three siblings, coping with the grief of their father's death in different ways, confront the dilemma of what to do with the house their father built.[1]
Cast
[edit]- David Verdaguer as José[2][3]
- Luis Callejo as Antonio[2]
- Óscar de la Fuente as Vicente[2]
- Olivia Molina as Silvia[2]
- María Romanillos as Ema[4]
- Lorena López as Carla[2]
- Marta Belenguer as Olga[4]
- Jordi Aguilar as Cristóbal[4]
- Miguel Rellán as Manolo[4]
Production
[edit]Montoya decided to shoot the film after being gifted the graphic novel, but according to him, it took him nearly seven years to develop the project.[5] The film is a Raw Pictures, Nakamura Films, and Haciendo la casa AIE production, with the participation of RTVE, À Punt, and CreaSGR, the funding from ICAA, ICO, and the collaboration of IVC.[6] Digital tweaks were used to de-age Miguel Rellán in some past scenes.[7] It was shot in locations of the Valencia region,[6] including the house in Olocau that inspired the story by Paco Roca.[8][9]
Release
[edit]The film was presented at the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 5 March 2024.[10] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, was released theatrically in Spain on 1 May 2024.[11][12]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.[13]
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that Montoya adapts Roca's work "with the calm, subtlety, verve, delicacy and truth of small great works".[14]
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "an almost surgical drama, very restrained".[15]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "the adaptation of the graphic novel that Paco Roca deserved".[16]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting some scenes featuring Verdaguer vs. Rellán and Verdaguer vs. de la Fuente as the best things about the film.[17]
Fran González of Mondo Sonoro gave the film 9 out of 10 points considering it a "solid and plain candidate for best national film of the year" also pointing out that it manages to dignify "the already hackneyed label of intimate drama".[18]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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27th Málaga Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Won | [19][20] |
| Best Music | Fernando Velázquez | Won | |||
| Audience Award | Won | ||||
| Feroz Puerta Oscura Award | Won | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Erauskin, David (4 March 2024). ""La casa" cómic de Paco Roca llega a las pantallas de cine". Neo2.
- ^ a b c d e Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (29 April 2024). "Los estrenos del 1 de mayo. 'La casa'. Heridas familiares". Aisge.
- ^ "La casa". Festival de Málaga. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "La casa" (PDF). Cines Renoir.
- ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (6 March 2024). "Álex Montoya construye "La casa" de todas nuestras familias | Festival de Málaga". La Razón.
- ^ a b "Finaliza el rodaje de "La casa"', adaptación de la novela gráfica de Paco Roca". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica. 16 December 2022.
- ^ "De cómic a película, 'La casa' demuestra que "no hay nada más importante que emocionar"". Infobae. 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Álex Montoya, director de la película 'La casa': "Paco Roca lloró al verla en el cine"". Cadena SER. 14 May 2024.
- ^ Contreras, Voro (10 April 2024). "Así es "La casa", la película basada en el cómic de Paco Roca". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ "'La casa' emociona con su reflejo del luto por la muerte de un padre". La Opinión de Málaga. 5 March 2024.
- ^ "'La casa', de Álex Montoya, Premio Feroz Puerta Oscura de los informadores de cine". La Vanguardia. 8 March 2024.
- ^ Velasco, Carmen; Labastida, Mikel (5 May 2024). "Paco Roca: «Me pasa con todos mis cómics: una vez terminados tienen una segunda vida»". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento.
- ^ "La casa". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (1 May 2024). "'La casa': preciosa adaptación del cómic de Paco Roca sobre la 'familia España'". El País.
- ^ Casas, Quim (30 April 2024). "Crítica de 'La casa': cine y cómic en armonía". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Crespo, Irene (30 April 2024). "Crítica de 'La casa': las cosas que nunca nos dijimos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Vall, Pere (1 May 2024). "Crítica de 'La casa', la película basada en la obra maestra de Paco Roca sobre la eternidad y la reconciliación con el pasado". Fotogramas.
- ^ González, Fran (14 May 2024). "La Casa". Mondo Sonoro.
- ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (9 March 2024). "Festival de Málaga 2024: Palmarés completo con todos los ganadores de la edición". Fotogramas.
- ^ "'La casa', de Álex Montoya, Premio Feroz Puerta Oscura de los informadores de cine". Infobae. 8 March 2024.