Life Without Sara Amat Explained

Native Name:

Nolink:

yes

Director:

Laura Jou

Screenplay:

Coral Cruz

Cinematography:

Gris Jordana

Editing:

Raúl Román

Music:

Pau Vallvé

Distributor:

Alfa Pictures

Language:

Catalan

Country:

Spain

Life Without Sara Amat (Catalan; Valencian: '''La vida sense la Sara Amat'''|links=no) is a 2019 coming-of-age drama film directed by Laura Jou from a screenplay by Coral Cruz based on the novel of the same name by which stars Biel Rosell and Maria Morera. It is shot in Catalan.

Plot

The plot is set in a village in the 1980s.^[1] Sara Amat, the crush of 13-year-old Pep, is missing. Pep just happens to find her in his room, with Sara asking to stay for a while and subjecting Pep to tests that force him to mature quickly before the end of the summer.

Production

The film was produced by La Xarxa de Comunicació Local alongside Massa d'Or Produccions.^[2] Shooting locations in Catalonia included Tàrrega and Granyanella (both in the province of Lleida) and Cerdanyola del Vallès and Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana (both in the province of Barcelona).

Release

The film was presented at the BCN Film Festival on 28 April 2019.^[3] Distributed by Alfa Pictures, it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 July 2019.

Reception

Federico Marín Bellón of ABC assessed that the kids' performances are fantastic and that the mise-en-scène displays no superfluous dialogues.^[4]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that "its storytelling is thoughtful, its youthful actors work suitably well and, overall, it is enjoyable to watch".^[5]

Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars writing that the story "improves as the film goes on" and "the ending is open, inspiring, fantastic".^[6]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "2" | || rowspan = "2" | 12th Gaudí Awards || Best Original Score || Pau Vallvé || || rowspan = "2" | ^[7] ^[8] |-| Best Cinematography || Gris Jordana || |}

Notes and References

Web site: La directora Laura Jou nos desvela los secretos de 'La vida sense la Sara Amat'. El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 11 July 2019. Eduardo de. Vicente. 6 January 2024. 6 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230206091049/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/ocio-y-cultura/20190711/la-directora-laura-jou-nos-desvela-los-secretos-de-la-vida-sense-la-sara-amat-7536803. live.
Web site: Audiovisual451. 8 July 2019. ‘La vida sense la Sara Amat’ – estreno en cines 12 de julio. 6 January 2024. 27 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230327135614/https://www.audiovisual451.com/la-vida-sense-la-sara-amat-estreno-en-cines-12-de-julio/. live.
Web site: Xavi. Serra. Ara. Els 400 cops de Laura Jou. 29 April 2019.
Web site: ABC. Crítica de "La vida sin Sara Amat": Primera rotura de corazón. Federico. Marín Bellón. 11 July 2019. 6 January 2024. 27 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190827124909/https://www.abc.es/play/cine/criticas/abci-critica-vida-sin-sara-amat-primera-rotura-corazon-201907112304_noticia.html. live.
Web site: Fotogramas. Crítica de 'La vida sin Sara Amat'. 12 July 2019. Mirito. Torreiro. 6 January 2024. 8 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221208194911/https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a28319628/la-vida-sin-sara-amat-critica-pelicula/. live.
Web site: La vida sin Sara Amat. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. Toni. Vall. 12 July 2019. 6 January 2024. 23 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423011217/https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/la-vida-sin-sara-amat-132395/. live.
Web site: Els nominats dels Premis Gaudí 2020. TV3. Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 4 December 2019. 6 January 2024. 18 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221218113622/https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/premis-gaudi/els-nominats-dels-premis-gaudi-2020/noticia/2968383/. live.
Web site: 'Los días que vendrán' y 'La hija de un ladrón' triunfan en los Premios Gaudí 2020. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 24 January 2020. 6 January 2024. 21 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221221120658/https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/los-dias-que-vendran-y-la-hija-de-un-ladron-triunfan-en-los-premios-gaudi-2020-143160/. live.