Remake (2006 film)
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| Directed by | Roger Gual |
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| Cinematography | Cobi Migliora |
| Edited by | Alberto de Toro |
| Music by | Scott Herren |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
Remake is a 2006 drama film directed by Roger Gual. It is a Spanish-Argentine co-production. The cast includes Juan Diego, Sílvia Munt, Eusebio Poncela, and Mercedes Morán.
Plot
Max, the only remaining member of a hippy commune in the mountains of Catalonia summons his now largely gentrified former friends to a meeting thirty years later along with his children, confronting life experiences.[1][2][3][4]
Cast
- Juan Diego as Damián[5]
- Eusebio Poncela as Álex[5]
- Alex Brendemühl as Fidel[5]
- Gustavo Salmerón as Ernesto[5]
- Sílvia Munt as Patricia[5]
- Marta Etura as Laura[5]
- Mercedes Morán as Carol[5]
- Juan Navarro as Víctor[5]
- Mario Paolucci as Max[6]
- Chete Lera[4]
- Antonio Dechent[4]
Production
The film is a Spanish-Argentine co-production by Ovideo alongside Patagonik Film Group.[3] It was primarily shot in a masia in the Montseny mountains.[7]
Release
Remake was programmed in the competitive slate of the 21st Mar del Plata International Film Festival.[8] The film was also presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006.[9] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 21 April 2006.[4]
Reception
Jay Weissberg of Variety assessed that the film takes an "almost surgical pleasure in forcing hypocrisies into the light of day, though a tendency toward stagey soul-searching clouds cinematic judgment".[3]
Sergi Sánchez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the result is an ensemble drama that, like Todd Solondz's films, elicits embarrassed laughter from its audience".[4]
Casimiro Torreiro of El País deemed Remake to be a "bold film that holds nothing back and takes aim at everything and everyone".[10]
See also
References
- ^ Punzano Sierra, Israel (21 April 2006). "Amargo ajuste de cuentas generacional". El País.
- ^ M.Z. (28 September 2006). "Remake". Ámbito Financiero.
- ^ a b c d Weissberg, Jay (17 April 2006). "Remake". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e Sánchez, Sergi (29 May 2008). "Remake". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "REMAKE. Hippies, ideals i traïcions". TV3. 4 December 2009 – via 3Cat.
- ^ "Réquiem por los sueños utópicos". El Mundo. 19 April 2006.
- ^ Ginart, Belén (19 August 2005). "Julio D. Wallovits rueda 'La silla', una película sobre la insatisfacción". El País.
- ^ "El presidente del festival de cine de Mar del Plata promete una edición "más completa que nunca"". El País. 16 February 2006.
- ^ "Málaga.- Festival.- Roger Gual trae al Festival de Málaga 'Remake', una película de fracasos, frustraciones y desengaños". Europa Press.
- ^ Torreiro, Casimiro (21 April 2006). "Diabólica pirueta". El País.