Familia (1996)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Fernando León de Aranoa

Writer:

Fernando León de Aranoa (writer)

Release Date:

24 January 1997 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waiting for him: it's his birthday...

Awards:

11 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Juan Luis Galiardo	...	Santiago
Amparo Muñoz	...	Carmen
Ágata Lys	...	Sole
Chete Lera	...	Ventura
Elena Anaya	...	Luna
Raquel Rodrigo	...	Rosa
Juan Querol	...	Carlos
Aníbal Carbonero	...	Nico
André Falcon	...	Martin
Béatrice Camurat	...	Alicia

Also Known As:

Family

Runtime:

98 min | Canada:102 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Albares Production

Movie Connections:

References Bambi (1942)

The Actor who acts as the painter who paint and the writer who writes

A watched this film for the first time a couple of years ago, in a film festival and a liked very much. A year ago I've the opportunity to buy it very chip in the supermarket. I enjoyed it again. At this time Elena Anaya has developed her career a lot, I've seen her in Rewind, Bendito Infierno, Blue room, Lucía and the sex and one or two more. Particularly in this film I liked her very natural performance, as well to the mayor part of the cast. She is a very beautiful and talented woman.

But what I really loved of the film was the actor who acts that acting. In art and literature, an of course in cinema, this issue has a long tradition. In painting is almost a genre, the studio of the painter. And of course there are lots of examples of the writer who is actually writing the story we are capable to see, thanks to his very actual writing. So, I believe the way the film approaches to the subject is very clever, and soft, I mean it doesn't need lot of "intellectual" dialogs like Allen's films. This one has many funny moments and significant ones. And the similarities that you can find with real life, and the acting world are really well presented.

Almost I enjoyed the performance of the "brother", I expect to see more of his acting.

I'd the opportunity to know a pair of films of this same director, and he is a really good one in the treating of people matters.