Amador (film) explained

Amador
Director:Fernando León de Aranoa
Music:Lucio Godoy
Cinematography:Ramiro Civita
Editing:Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Distributor:Alta Films
Runtime:112 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Gross:481.100 euros[1]

Amador is a 2010 drama film directed and written by Fernando León de Aranoa starring Magaly Solier and Celso Bugallo.

Plot

Marcela, an immigrant woman with grave economic problems, finds a job as the caretaker of Amador, an old man who can not move from his bed. Day by day, Marcela earns money that she desperately needs while Amador enjoys company that his own family has denied him. Through this, they develop a special connection with each other. However, this connection is prematurely cut when Amador dies. Marcela, desperate to keep her job, finds herself in a difficult moral dilemma.[2]

Production

Amador is a Reposado and Mediapro production.[3] [4] Shooting locations included Madrid and Barcelona.[5]

Release

Distributed by Alta Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 8 October 2010.[6]

Reception

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, drawing out Solier's performance as the best thing about the film.[7]

Reviewing for Cinemanía, Carlos Marañón scored 3½ out of 5 stars, considering that Amador "is not going to be his most complete film, nor the most groundbreaking, nor even the most remembered, but this is surely Fernando León's most optimistic film".[8]

Javier Ocaña of El País considered that Fernando León repeats much of the shortcomings of Princesses in Amador, even losing the comedy touch present in Barrio and Mondays in the Sun.[9]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "3" align = "center" | 2011 || rowspan = "2" | 66th CEC Medals || Best Actress || Magaly Solier || || rowspan = "2" | [10] |-| Best Supporting Actor || Celso Bugallo || |-| 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role || Fanny de Castro || || [11] [12] |}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fin de semana del 15 - 17 Octubre . 2012-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170425135417/http://www.labutaca.net/top10.htm . 2017-04-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: Amador (2010).
  3. Web site: Solier to co-star in Leon's 'Amador'. Variety. John. Hopewell. 20 July 2009.
  4. Web site: "Amador", la despiadada ternura de Fernando León y Magaly Solier ya tiene tráiler. Filmin. 30 August 2010.
  5. Las claquetas son para el verano. 11. Ana. Ros. Academia. Revista del Cine Español. September 2009. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 1136-8144.
  6. Web site: Amador. El Mundo. 2 February 2022.
  7. Web site: Amador. Fotogramas. 13 September 2010. Mirito. Torreiro.
  8. Web site: Amador. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 8 October 2010. Carlos. Marañón.
  9. News: El País. Javier. Ocaña. Parientes serpientes. 8 October 2010. Javier Ocaña.
  10. Web site: Tambien la lluvia obtiene ocho candidaturas en las Medallas CEC 2010. Cine y Tele. 17 January 2011.
  11. Web site: ABC. La Unión de Actores entregará sus premios el 31 de octubre. 6 October 2011.
  12. Web site: Bardem y Sonsoles Benedicto, premiados por la Unión de Autores. Faro de Vigo. 1 November 2011.