Ana y Bruno explained

Ana y Bruno
Native Name:
Translation:Ana & Bruno
Director:Carlos Carrera
Producer:Pablo Baksht
Alex García
Mónica Lozano
Fernando de Fuentes
José C. García de Letona
Starring:Galia Mayer
Marina de Tavira
Damián Alcázar
Silverio Palacios
Regina Orozco
Héctor Bonilla
Álvaro Guerrero
Daniel Carrera Pasternac
Music:Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser
Studio:Altavista Films
Lo Coloco Films
Ítaca Films
Ánima Estudios
Discreet Arts Productions
Distributor:Corazon Films
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish
Budget:$5.35 million[1]
Gross:MX$21.3 million
($0.96 million)[2]

Ana y Bruno (English: Ana and Bruno) is a 2018 Mexican animated horror comedy-drama film based on the novel, Ana by Daniel Emil. It is produced by Altavista Films and Lo Coloco Films, and co-produced by Ítaca Films and Ánima Estudios.

After 13 years of production, the film was released in Mexico on 31 August 2018, receiving favorable reviews.[3] [4] It is described to be the most expensive animated film in the Mexican film industry with the budget of $104 million pesos (est. $5.35 million USD).[1] [5]

The film has won three "Best Animated Feature" awards including one from the 61st Ariel Awards in which the film has also earned nominations for "Adapted Screenplay" and "Original Score".[6]

Plot

A young girl named Ana searches for her father to help save her troubled mother.

Voice cast

Release

The film had its premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on 17 June 2017, and later Morelia International Film Festival on 28 October 2017.[7] [8]

The film was released in theaters in Mexico on 31 August 2018, distributed by Corazon Films. It later premiered exclusively on the Pantaya digital platform in the United States with english dub.

Box-office

Ana y Bruno debuted at #6, grossing $16.8 million pesos in its first week, bombing at the national box-office.[9] It grossed a total of $21.3 million pesos (est. $1.1 million USD)[10]

Reception

Prior to its release, the film has received praise from other acclaimed Mexican film directors, including Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro.The film received favorable reviews from critics upon release, with many praising the story and theme, while criticism is focused on the animation and content.[5] [11] On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 71% rating based on reviews from 7 critics.[12]

The film was criticized by some parents, calling it "unsuitable" for younger viewers, and even caused some to leave theaters early during the film's showings.[5] [11] Mexico's RTC film rating system, gave the film an "A" rating, allowing attendance of viewers of all ages (equivalent to the "G" MPAA rating) which received some backlash.[5] The nature of the film's plot is focused on real-life situations such as mental illness and death, and has a "dark tone" which parents call "depressing". They also criticized the designs of certain characters in the film for being "terrifying".[11] Other family viewers have praised the film's story and writing, while otherwise criticizing the overall content.[11] [5] It is believed that the film's controversy has led to its underperformance.

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNomineesResult
201815th Premios CanacineMejor Película de Animación
(Best Animated Film)
Ana y Bruno[13]
20192018 Premios QuirinoBest Ibero-American Animation Feature FilmCarlos Carrera[14]
61st Ariel AwardsMejor guion adaptado
(Best Adapted Screenplay)
Daniel Emil, Flavio González Mello[15]
Mejor largometraje animado
(Best Feature Animation)
Carlos Carrera
Música original
(Original Music)
Victor Hernández Stumpfhauser

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ana y Bruno es la película más cara del cine mexicano. 5 January 2019 . El Economista. 30 August 2018. es.
  2. Web site: Ana y Bruno box office . Box Office Mojo . Amazon, Inc. . 15 December 2018.
  3. News: KADNER . MARIÉN . 'Ana y Bruno', nacida para triunfar . 4 January 2019 . EL PAÍS . EDICIONES EL PAÍS S.L. . 31 August 2018. In Spanish.
  4. News: Almaraz . Lau . Ana y Bruno, la película más cara del cine mexicano, se estrena hoy . 4 January 2019 . Cultura Colectiva . Cultura Colectiva . 31 August 2018. In Spanish.
  5. News: ¿Ana y Bruno no es una película para niños? . 4 January 2019 . Plumas Atomicas . bild.media . 4 September 2018. In Spanish.
  6. News: Lang . Jamie . 'Roma,' 'The Good Girls' Top Mexico's Ariel Academy Awards . 28 June 2019 . Variety (magazine) . Penske Business Media, LLC . 25 June 2019.
  7. News: SALGADO . IVETT . 'Ana y Bruno' llegan al Festival de Cine de Morelia . 11 January 2019 . Milenio . Grupo Milenio . 28 October 2017 . Spanish.
  8. News: Ana y Bruno estrenará en el Festival de Annecy . 11 January 2019 . Cinegarage . Cinegarage . 25 April 2017 . Spanish.
  9. News: Venezuela . Francisco . ¿Por qué Ana y Bruno fracasó en taquilla? . 11 January 2019 . Reves . Reves . 12 September 2018 . Spanish.
  10. Web site: Películas Animadas 2000 – 2018 . Canacine . 7 December 2018 . 15 December 2018. Spanish. (through Excel file download)
  11. News: Escogido . Gabriel . Ana y Bruno: ¿Por qué una parte del público considera que no es apta para niños? . 4 January 2019 . Tomatazos . BuscaTodo.com S de RL de CV . 3 September 2018. In Spanish.
  12. Web site: Ana and Bruno . . 2022-01-01 .
  13. Web site: Ganadores Premios CANACINE 2018 . Canacine . 12 December 2018 . 21 April 2019.
  14. Web site: WINNERS - Premios Quirino . Quirino Awards . Premios Quirino . 21 April 2019.
  15. News: Magaña Arce . Arturo . Ariel 2019: Lista completa de nominados . 1 May 2019 . Cine Premiere . g21 Comunicación Entertainment . 23 April 2019 . Spanish .