Hopelessly Devout
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| Spanish | Mi querida cofradía |
| Directed by | Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz |
| Screenplay by | Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz |
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| Cinematography | Vanesa Sola |
| Edited by | Jordi Martínez |
| Music by | Javier Rodero |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Hopelessly Devout (Spanish: Mi querida cofradía, lit. 'my dear confraternity') is a 2019 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz (in her feature debut) starring Gloria Muñoz.
Plot
Set against the backdrop of the Holy Week in Ronda,[1] the plot follows Carmen, a member of a Catholic confraternity yearning for coming out on top of the organization who poisons her rival Ignacio.[2]
Cast
Production
The film is an ESCAC Films production alongside La Zanfoña Producciones and Sacromonte Films, and it had the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur, Movistar+.[4] It was shot in Ronda.[5]
Release
The film premiered at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2018.[6] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[1] it was released theatrically in Spain on 4 May 2018.
Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "notable" debut for the director, finding remarkable "the highly complex balance [that the film] maintains between ruthless criticism of certain aspects of Holy Week and utter respect for its cultural, social, and even religious essence".[7]
Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Carmen Flores Sandoval, "a natural talent for comedy", as the best thing about it, but assessed that the film could have benefitted from being meaner.[1]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya praised how the film displays "the ability to shake the foundations of patriarchy without causing offense", "remaining respectful toward believers and atheists alike", but lamented that it could have been perhaps bolder in its embrace of iconoclasm and esperpento.[8]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2018
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21st Málaga Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | [9] | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Carmen Flores | Won | |||
2019
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6th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Nominated | [10] | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Bermejo, Andrea G. (27 April 2018). "Mi querida cofradía". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (27 April 2018). "Los estrenos del 4 de mayo. 'Mi querida cofradía'. El poder de las mujeres". Aisge.
- ^ a b Martínez, Beatriz (21 March 2018). "Mi querida cofradía". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Arranca el rodaje de 'Mi querida cofradía', ópera prima de Marta Díaz participada por RTVE". rtve.es. 12 June 2017.
- ^ Rivera, Agustín (4 May 2018). "'Mi querida cofradía': una visión feminista de cristos, vírgenes y el poder religioso". El Confidencial.
- ^ "Marta Díaz estrena en Málaga 'Mi querida cofradía', una comedia con sentido feminista". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento. 17 April 2018.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (3 May 2018). "Mantillas al poder". El País.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (3 May 2018). "'Mi querida cofradía': Procesiones feministas". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ López G., Víctor (23 April 2018). "Palmarés del Festival de Málaga 2018: el cine en catalán triunfa por segundo año consecutivo". Espinof.
- ^ Rivera, Patricia (20 January 2019). "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". Woman. Prensa Ibérica – via El Periódico de Catalunya.
External links
- Hopelessly Devout at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol