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.
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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 |
Plot
editThree 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
editMontoya 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
editThe 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
editOn 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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2024 |
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 | ||||
2025
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12th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a Film | David Verdaguer | Pending | [21] |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Óscar de la Fuente | Pending | |||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Fernando Velázquez | Pending | |||
| 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Film | Pending | [22] | ||
| Best Director | Álex Montoya | Pending | |||
| Best Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Pending | |||
| Best Actor | David Verdaguer | Pending | |||
| Best Actress | Lorena López | Pending | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Óscar de la Fuente | Pending | |||
| Luis Callejo | Pending | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | María Romanillos | Pending | |||
| Best Editing and Post-Production | Álex Montoya, Lucía Casal, Víctor Suñer | Pending | |||
| Best Cinematography and Lighting | Guillem Oliver | Pending | |||
| Best Production Supervision | Gloria Guillot | Pending | |||
| Best Art Direction | Rafa Jannone Forés | Pending | |||
| Best Sound | José Manuel Sospedra, Iván Martínez-Rufat, Maider Blázquez | Pending | |||
| Best Costume Design | Giovanna Ribes | Pending | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Esther Guillem, Piluca Guillem, David Ambit | Pending | |||
| Youth Prize for Best Film | Pending | ||||
| 39th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Pending | [23] | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Óscar de la Fuente | Pending | |||
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ Pinilla J., Esther (28 November 2024). "La lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2025". Telecinco.
- ^ Devís, Álvaro (19 December 2024). "'La casa' y 'L'àvia i el foraster', protagonistas de las nominaciones a los Premios Lola Gaos 2025". Valencia Plaza.
- ^ Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.