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People in Places
2013 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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People in Places (Spanish: Gente en sitios) is a 2013 Spanish low-budget comedy film written and directed by Juan Cavestany .
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Plot
The plot comprises a series of anecdotal and fragmentary vignettes featuring an overarching link to the theme of Spain in crisis.[1][2]
Cast
- Eduard Fernández[3]
- Raúl Arévalo[3]
- Adriana Ugarte[3]
- Eva Llorach[3]
- Javier Gutiérrez[3]
- Diego Martín[3]
- Martiño Rivas[3]
- Irene Escolar[3]
- Maribel Verdú[3]
- Antonio de la Torre[3]
- Santiago Segura[3]
- Coque Malla[3]
- José Ángel Egido[4]
- Enric Benavent[4]
- Elisabet Gelabert[4]
- Clara Sanchis[4]
- Alicia Rubio[4]
- Israel Elejalde[4]
- Ernesto Sevilla[4]
- Carlos Areces[4]
- Alberto San Juan[4]
- Tristán Ulloa[4]
- Silvia Marsó[4]
- Julián Villagrán[4]
- Ernesto Alterio[4]
- Juan Carlos Monedero[4]
- Ana Rujas[4]
- Luis Bermejo[5]
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Production
The film is an Apaches Entertainment and JCPC production.[1] Cavestany shot the film with the camera in hand.[6] He had the collaboration of more than 80 actors and the participation of people who happened to pass by the shooting.[6]
Release
The film premiered in the 'Vanguard' slate of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The festival run also included screenings in the 'Zabaltegi' section of the San Sebastián International Film Festival[7] and the Sitges Film Festival.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2013.[9]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is "inevitably patchy" but "interest rarely flags" because of "Cavestany's sincere, unpretentious attempt to get his ideas across in a novel way".[1]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a book of disturbing stories that you see".[5]
Eulàlia Iglesias of Ara rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film outside the traditional orbits to portray a country that has lost its center of gravity".[2]
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Accolades
See also
References
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