The Innocence (film)

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The Innocence
The Innocence (film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
CatalanLa innocència
Directed byLucía Alemany
Written by
  • Laia Soler
  • Lucía Alemany
Produced by
  • Lina Badenes
  • Juan Gordon
  • Belén Sánchez
Starring
CinematographyJoan Bordera
Edited byJuliana Montañés
Music byÒscar Senén
Production
companies
  • Turanga Films
  • Un Capricho de Producciones
  • Lagarto Films
Distributed by Filmax
Release dates
  • 23 September 2019 (2019-09-23)(SSIFF)
  • 10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)(Spain)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySpain
Languages
  • Catalan
  • Spanish

The Innocence (Catalan: La innocència) is a 2019 Spanish drama film directed by Lucía Alemany (in her feature film debut), starring Carmen Arrufat alongside Laia Marull, Sergi López, and Joel Bosqued. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The film was nominated for two Goya Awards. [4]

Plot

Set in a rural area of the province of Castellón, [5] the plot deals about the dilemma of abortion faced by Lis, a teenager who has an unwanted pregnancy imperiling her dreams of becoming a circus artist. [6]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Turanga Films, Un Capricho de Producciones, and Lagarto Films, with additional backing from IVC, ICEC, À Punt, TV3, Movistar Plus+ and ECAM's La Incubadora. [8]

Director-screenwriter Alemany had an abortion when she was 17 and was raised in Traiguera, the main shooting location for the film. [6]

"One of the requirements that I wanted from Lis was that she had big tits," Lucía Alemany said in reference to the main character. "Because there is something there, in that 'two days ago I was a girl, and right now I have something that is sexually super attractive'". [9]

Release

The film premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2019. [10] Distributed by Filmax, [8] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 10 January 2020.

Reception

The Innocence received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. [11]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
20192nd Valencian Audiovisual Awards Best FilmNominated [12] [13]
Best DirectorLucia AlemanyWon
Best ActressCarmen ArrufatWon
Best Supporting ActressLaia MarullNominated
Best Supporting ActorSergi LópezWon
Best Art DirectionAsier Musitu, Bea ToroNominated
Best Costume DesignGiovanna RibesNominated
Best Editing and Post-ProductionJuliana MontañésNominated
Best SoundCarlos Lidón, Dani ZacaríasNominated
2020 7th Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Film Laia MarullNominated [14]
12th Gaudí Awards Best Catalan-language FilmNominated [15] [16]
Best DirectionLucía AlemanyNominated
Best ScreenplayLucía Alemany, Laia SolerNominated
Best ActressCarmen ArrufatNominated
Best Supporting ActressLaia MarullWon
Best EditingJuliana MontañésNominated
Best Makeup and HairstylesNatalia MontoyaNominated
34th Goya Awards Best New Actress Carmen ArrufatNominated [17]
Best Original Song "Allí en la arena" by Toni M. MirNominated

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References

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  2. ↑ Hopewell, John (24 September 2019). "Lucia Alemany on San Sebastian New Directors Title The Innocence". Variety. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lucía Alemany debuta en cines con La inocencia: Me he beneficiado de la lucha de muchas mujeres". lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Guerrero, Custodio (26 January 2020). "Goya 2020: Lista completa de ganadores". sensacine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Sardá, Juan (9 January 2020). "'La inocencia': Adiós a la infancia". El Cultural – via El Español.
  6. 1 2 García, Fernando (24 September 2019). "Una ópera prima sobre el dilema del aborto conquista San Sebastián". La Vanguardia .
  7. ↑ Vicente, Eduardo de (9 January 2020). "Los secretos de 'La inocencia' explicados por su directora, Lucía Alemany". El Periódico de Catalunya .
  8. 1 2 "'La inocencia' se estrenará en cines el 10 de enero". Audiovisual451. 14 November 2019.
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