Life and Colour (Spanish: Vida y color) is a 2005 Spanish film written and directed by Santiago Tabernero in his feature length directorial debut.[1] Its cast features Junio Valverde, Silvia Abascal, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Joan Dalmau, among others.
Plot
Spain, 1975.[1] Fede, a fifteen-year-old boy, is getting conscious of his environment little by little: his sister Begoña, unsatisfied with her imminent wedding; his grandfather, who stops dealing with his best friend after the Spanish Civil War; his friend Ramona, a girl with Down syndrome who was raped by her father, a young man who works with his father.
Cast
- Junio Valverde as Fede[2]
- Silvia Abascal as Bego[3]
- Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Javi[4]
- Joan Dalmau[2]
- Adolfo Fernández as Angel[5]
- Ana Wagener as Sole[5]
- Nadia de Santiago as Sara[2]
- Natalia Abascal as Ramona[2]
- Carmen Machi as Leo[5]
- Andrés Lima as Marciano[2]
Release
The film was presented at the 50th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2005.[6] Distributed by Alta Classics,[5] it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 January 2006.[2]
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "powerful, haunting and finely observed debut about life in a rural Spanish village during the last months of General Franco's life".[5]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 50th Valladolid International Film Festival | Public's Choice Award | Won | [1] | |
| 2006 | 20th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Santiago Tabernero | Nominated | [7] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Tabernero abre el ciclo de cine en Actual 2006 con el pre-estreno de su "opera prima" 'Vida y color'". Europa Press. 2 January 2006.
- ^ a b c d e f Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Vida y color". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Santiago Tabernero debuta como director con 'Vida y color', una historia de iniciación ambientada en 1975". Europa Press. 4 January 2006.
- ^ Jiménez Acevedo, Luis Alberto (2014). La discapacidad en el cine en 363 películas (PDF). Fundación ONCE. p. 36. ISBN 978-84-88934-32-1.
- ^ a b c d e Holland, Jonathan (7 March 2006). "Life and Color". Variety.
- ^ "Tabernero presenta en la Seminci ´Vida y color´". Córdoba. Prensa Ibérica. 25 October 2005.
- ^ "Vida y color". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links
- Vida y color at IMDb
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