Schoolgirls (film)

Schoolgirls
Film poster
SpanishLas niñas
Directed byPilar Palomero
Written byPilar Palomero
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniela Cajías
Edited bySofia Escudé
Music byCarlos Naya
Production
companies
  • Inicia Films
  • BTeam Prods
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 February 2020 (2020-02-23) (Berlinale)
  • 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) (Spain)
Running time
97 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Budget€1.2 million
Box office€0.6 million

Schoolgirls (also known as The Girls; Spanish: Las niñas) is a 2020 Spanish coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Pilar Palomero, starring Andrea Fandos and Natalia de Molina.[1][2][3]

The film had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on 23 February 2020 ahead of its screening at the 23rd Málaga Film Festival, where it won the Golden Biznaga. It was released theatrically in Spain on 4 September 2020 by BTeam Pictures. It won four Best Picture, Best New Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography at the 35th Goya Awards.[4][5][6]

Plot

Celia, an 11-year-old girl, studies at a nuns' school in Zaragoza in 1992. Celia is a good girl: a responsible student and a considerate daughter. The arrival of a new classmate opens a small window through which Celia discovers a whole new world. Together with her new friend and some older girls, Celia enters a new stage of her life: adolescence, a period of firsts. She feels the need to experiment, try new things, and stop being a little girl, even if that entails confronting her mother and everything that once meant comfort and security.

Cast

  • Andrea Fandos as Celia
  • Natalia de Molina as Adela
  • Zoe Arnao as Brisa
  • Julia Sierra as Cristina
  • Francesca Piñón as Madre Consuelo
  • Ainara Nieto as Clara
  • Elisa Martínez as Leyre
  • Carlota Gurpegui as Vanessa

Production

The film is an Inicia Films (Valérie Delpierre) and BTeam Prods (Alex Lafuente) production, with the participation of RTVE, TVC, Televisión de Aragón, and Movistar+, and backing from ICAA and ICEC.[7][8] It boasted a €1.2 million budget.[7]

Release

The film premiered in the 'Generation K Plus' section of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020.[9] Its festival run also included screenings at the Brussels International Film Festival (winning the Jury Prize in Directors' Week),[10] and the 23rd Málaga Film Festival (winning the Golden Biznaga).[11] Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[8] Schoolgirls was released theatrically in Spain on 4 September 2020.

Reception

Schoolgirls holds a 90% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.[12]

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter summed Schoolgirls up in his bottom line as "Puberty and Prejudice", aligning the film as belonging to the "school-child-focused strain of quality Spanish cinema that stretches back as far as The Spirit of the Beehive".[13]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2020
 23rd Málaga Film Festival Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film Won [14]
Silver Biznaga for Best Cinematography Daniela Cajías Won
Feroz Puerta Oscura Award Won
2021
 26th Forqué Awards Best Fiction Picture Won [15][16]
Best Actress Andrea Fandos Nominated
Cinema and Education in Values Nominated
8th Feroz Awards Best Drama Film Won [17]
Best Trailer Marina Francisco, Juan Gabriel García Román Nominated
Best Director Pilar Palomero Won
Best Screenplay Won
Best Main Actress in a Film Andrea Fandos Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Film Natalia de Molina Nominated
35th Goya Awards Best Film Won [18]
Best New Director Pilar Palomero Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Supporting Actress Natalia de Molina Nominated
Best Cinematography Daniela Cajías Won
Best Editing Sofia Escudé Nominated
Best Art Direction Mónica Bernuy Nominated
Best Costume Design Arantxa Ezquerro Nominated
Best Original Song "Lunas de papel" by Carlos Naya Nominated
63rd Ariel Awards Best Ibero-American Film Nominated [19][20]
8th Platino Awards Best Ibero-American Film Nominated [21]
Best Ibero-American Debut Film Pilar Palomero Won
Best Screenplay Nominated
Best Cinematography Daniela Cajías Nominated
Best Editing Sofia Escudé Nominated
Best Art Direction Mónica Bernuy Nominated

See also

References

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