Wild Flowers (Spanish: Girasoles silvestres)[1] is a 2022 Spanish-French film directed by Jaime Rosales which stars Anna Castillo alongside Oriol Pla, Quim Àvila, and Lluís Marquès.
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| Spanish | Girasoles silvestres |
| Directed by | Jaime Rosales |
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| Cinematography | Hélène Louvart |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films (es) |
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Plot edit
The plot tracks Julia, a 22-year-old single mother with a strong zest for life who falls romantically for a conflictive man, Óscar, also meeting another two men with different backgrounds.[2]
Cast edit
- Anna Castillo as Julia[3]
- Oriol Pla as Óscar[3]
- Quim Àvila as Marcos[4]
- Lluís Marquès as Alex[5]
- Manolo Solo as Roberto[6]
- Carolina Yuste as Maite[5]
- Diana Gómez as Magalí[5]
Production edit
The screenplay was penned by Jaime Rosales and Bárbara Díez.[3] The film is a Fresdeval Films, A Contracorriente Films, Oberon Media and Luxbox production,[7] and it had participation from RTVE, TV3 and Movistar+ and funding from ICAA, ICEC and Creative Europe's MEDIA.[8] Filming began in Barcelona by February 2021.[9][8] Shooting locations also included Mataró, Banyoles and Melilla.[10][2] Hélène Louvart worked as cinematographer.[4]
Release edit
The film was selected for screening at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival's official selection,[1][11] where it was presented on 17 September 2022.[12] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[13] it was theatrically released in Spain on 14 October 2022.[3]
Reception edit
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily considered that the film signals "an interesting step towards the mainstream" by Rosales, featuring a "captivating, sometimes wrenching, and always relatable central performance" by Castillo.[6]
Top ten lists edit
The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:
- 3rd — ABC (Oti Rodríguez Marchante)[14]
- 3rd — El Cultural (Mariona Burrull)[15]
- 7th — Cadena SER (Elio Castro)[16]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 28th Forqué Awards | Best Film Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [17][18] |
| 2023 | 15th Gaudí Awards | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [19] |
| Best Actor | Oriol Pla Solina | Nominated | |||
| 10th Feroz Awards | Best Actress in a Film | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [20] | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Oriol Pla | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Poster | Gonzalo Rute, Quim Vives | Nominated | |||
| 78th CEC Medals | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [21] | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actor | Lluís Marqués | Nominated | |||
| 37th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Nominated | [22] | |
| 31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Manolo Solo | Nominated | [23] | |
| 67th Sant Jordi Awards | Best Actress | Anna Castillo | Won | [24] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Hopewell, John (15 July 2022). "San Sebastian Festival's 2022 Spanish Film Lineup: Emerging Talent, Fresh Titles From a New Establishment". Variety.
- ^ a b "Jaime Rosales rueda su nueva película en Mataró". La Vanguardia. 2 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Salvans, Roger (28 July 2022). "Exclusiva: Póster de 'Girasoles silvestres', el nuevo film de Jaime Rosales con Anna Castillo". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Girasoles silvestres', de Jaime Rosales, que competirá en San Sebastián". rtve.es. 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Girasoles silvestres" (PDF). Cines Renoir. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (17 September 2022). "'Wild Flowers': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (16 February 2021). "'Girasoles silvestres': Anna Castillo y Oriol Pla, en lo nuevo de Jaime Rosales". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b "Jaime Rosales rueda "Girasoles silvestres" con Anna Castillo de protagonista". EFE. 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Jaime Rosales inicia el rodaje en 35 mm. de 'Girasoles silvestres'". Panorama Audiovisual. 16 February 2021.
- ^ "A Contracorriente: distribuyendo el mejor cine español con lo nuevo de Rosales y Sorogoyen". Cine y Tele. 16 September 2022.
- ^ Mantilla, Daniel (15 July 2022). "Festival de San Sebastián 2022: Rosales, Palomero, Franco y Gurrea lucharán por la Concha de Oro". El Español.
- ^ ""Girasoles silvestres": mejor que te quieran bien a que te quieran mucho". EFE. 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Girasoles silvestres". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 15 February 2021.
- ^ Rodríguez Marchante, Oti (27 December 2022). "Las diez mejores películas españolas de 2022, un año de cine sobresaliente". ABC.
- ^ "Cine: las votaciones de nuestros críticos 2022". El Cultural. 20 December 2022 – via El Español.
- ^ Blanes, P; Romero, J.; Castro, E. (23 December 2022). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2022 en un año espectacular para nuestro cine". Cadena SER.
- ^ "Alcarràs', 'Cinco lobitos', 'As bestas' y 'Modelo 77', finalistas en los Premios Forqué". rtve.es. 7 November 2022.
- ^ "'As bestas' triunfa en los Forqué y pone al rojo vivo la lucha por los Goya". rtve.es. 17 December 2022.
- ^ "En directe | Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit". 3/24. 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Premios Feroz 2023 | Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series". Cinemanía. 29 January 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las más nominadas a las Medallas CEC". Cine con Ñ. 15 December 2022.
- ^ "'As bestas' es la favorita de los Premios Goya del relevo generacional: listado de nominaciones". Cinemanía. 1 December 2022 – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Aller, María (14 March 2023). "Premios Unión de Actores 2023: 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos', las películas más premiadas". Fotogramas.
- ^ Gallach, David; Orquín, Marta (30 January 2023). "'As Bestas' triomfa als Premis Sant Jordi de Cinematografia de RNE a Catalunya". rtve.es.