The Grandmother (2021 film)

The Grandmother (Spanish: La abuela)[1] is a 2021 Spanish-French horror film directed by Paco Plaza which stars Almudena Amor and Vera Valdez.

The Grandmother
SpanishLa abuela
Directed byPaco Plaza
Written byCarlos Vermut
Produced byEnrique López Lavigne
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Fernández Abelló
Music byFatima Al Qadiri
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Sony Pictures (es)
  • Wild Bunch (fr)
Release dates
  • 22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) (ssiff)
  • 28 January 2022 (2022-01-28) (Spain)
  • 6 April 2022 (2022-04-06) (France)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Spain
  • France

Premise

A young model working in Paris leaves her job and travels to Madrid to take care of her grand mother, who has just suffered a stroke.

Cast

Production

It was produced by Apache Films in association with Atresmedia Cine and Sony Pictures International Productions and in co-production with Les Films du Worso, with participation from Atresmedia and Amazon Prime Video and funding from Eurimages and ICAA.[6] Enrique López Lavigne is credited as producer.[6] Paco Plaza directed the film and the screenplay was written by Carlos Vermut.[7] Daniel Fernández Abelló was responsible for the cinematography whereas Fatima Al Qadiri composed the score.[8]

Shooting lasted for seven weeks and wrapped by August 2020.[9] It took place in between Paris and Madrid.[9]

Release

The film participated in the official selection of the 69th San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF). It premiered on 22 September 2021 (6th day). It also screened at the 54th Sitges Film Festival.[10][11] Its theatrical release in Spain was tentatively slated for 22 October 2021,[12] but it was delayed to 5 January 2022,[10] and then postponed again.[13] It eventually opened in theatres on 28 January 2022,[14] grossing half a million € in its opening weekend (the best box office debut in the aforementioned week),[5] becoming the highest-grossing Spanish film of 2022 in the domestic market over the course of its initial 8-week run with 1.8 million €.[15] It became available on Amazon Prime Video on 25 March 2022.[16] Distributed by Wild Bunch, the film opened in French theatres on 6 April 2022.[17][18]

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, assessing that it brings together the best distinctive elements from Plaza and Vermut.[19]

Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas scored the film with 67 out of 100 points ("acceptable"), deeming it to be, flaws nothwithstanding, a film worthy of your time, praising the setting, the performances, the score and the production design, while negatively assesing that the film self-sabotages by opening so much in its beginning.[20]

Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas gave it 4 out of 5 stars, extolling the mise-en-scène and the exemplary handling of space while negatively assessing the disputable and unnecessarily gimmicky conclusion.[21]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20229th Feroz AwardsBest TrailerMiguel Ángel TruduWon[22]
Best PosterOctavio Terol, Jorge AlvariñoNominated
29th Gérardmer International Fantasy Film FestivalJury PrizeWon[17]
36th Goya AwardsBest Original ScoreFatima Al QadiriNominated[23]
Best Special EffectsRaúl Romanillos, Ferran PiquerNominated

See also

References
  1. Foreman, Liza (24 September 2021). "Spanish Director Paco Plaza Talks Horror Film 'The Grandmother,' Starring Former Chanel Model Vera Valdez". Variety.
  2. Pardillos, David (22 September 2021). "Almudena Amor, la actriz revelación de la que no podrás olvidarte". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Aller, María (23 September 2021). "'La abuela': Paco Plaza trae su cinta de terror al festival de San Sebastián". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Sardá, Juan (23 September 2021). "Paco Plaza, Carlos Vermut y la transmisión generacional del mal". El Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Cazallas, Javier (23 March 2022). "La abuela llega a Prime Video, la esperada película de terror que triunfó en taquilla". Hobby Consolas.
  6. "Enrique López Lavigne, productor de 'La abuela': «Las cosas buenas surgen de manera orgánica, yo no creo mucho en los diseños»". Audiovisual451. 15 September 2021.
  7. "Paco Plaza: "Vivimos en una sociedad que sataniza el paso del tiempo"". EFE (in Spanish). 23 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. Loureda, Por Carlos (23 September 2021). "'La abuela', de Paco Plaza, la pesadilla de la dependencia". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. Silvestre, Juan (6 August 2020). "Paco Plaza finaliza el rodaje de 'La abuela'". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "'La abuela' retrasa su fecha de estreno hasta 2022". Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 15 October 2021.
  11. "La bestia ruge en un festival de Sitges con la venta de entradas casi agotadas". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Zamora, Andrea (23 September 2021). "San Sebastián 2021 Día 6: El terror de lo cotidiano de 'La abuela' de Paco Plaza invade el festival". SensaCine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  13. "El estreno de 'La abuela' de Paco Plaza vuelve a posponerse". Audiovisual451. 27 December 2021.
  14. Estrada, Javier (28 January 2022). "Una película de Oscar, 'La abuela' y la última locura de Nicolas Cage llegan a los cines". El Mundo.
  15. Marco, Agustín (27 March 2022). "La taquilla de la gran pantalla, un drama entre el glamour del cine español". El Confidencial.
  16. Rosado, Ricardo (25 March 2022). "'La abuela' ya está disponible en Amazon Prime Video". Fotogramas.
  17. Lemercier, Fabian (31 January 2022). "Hatching triumphs at the 29th Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival". Cineuropa.
  18. "Du mouvement dans le calendrier des sorties". Boxofficepro. 8 February 2022.
  19. Bermejo, Andrea G. (25 January 2022). "Crítica de 'La abuela'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  20. Hernández Luján, Raquel (25 January 2022). "Crítica de La abuela, la nueva película de terror de Paco Plaza". HobbyConsolas.
  21. Batlle Caminal, Jordi (26 January 2022). "Crítica de 'La abuela', la nueva película de Paco Plaza". Fotogramas.
  22. "Palmarés completo de los Premios Feroz Zaragoza 2022". Cinemanía. 30 January 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
  23. Gajewski, Ryan (12 February 2022). "Spain's Goya Awards: Javier Bardem's 'The Good Boss' Named Best Picture". The Hollywood Reporter.
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