Memories of a Burning Body explained

Memories of a Burning Body
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Director:Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
Editing:Bernat Aragonés
Cinematography:Andrés Campos Sánchez
Music:Juano Damiani
Distributor:Bendita Film Sales
Runtime:90 minutes
Language:Spanish

Memories of a Burning Body (Spanish; Castilian: Memorias de un cuerpo que arde) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss. The film starring Sol Carballo and Paulina Bernini, portrays the story of Ana, Patricia and Mayela, who, educated in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, found the meaning of femininity through unspoken rules and implicit impositions.[1] [2]

A co-production of Costa Rica and Spain, the film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2024,[3] and won Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film.

Synopsis

Two sexagenarian women Ana, Patricia and one septuagenarian woman Mayela grew up in a time when sexuality was not discussed or expressed freely as it was considered taboo. They learned to be women from the silent norms and hidden demands of their society. Now they have the courage to share their experiences openly. Their stories are told in a poetic manner: as they narrate their lives off-screen, another woman of their age embodies their memories, secrets and desires.

Cast

Production

The project was selected in the development pitch at the Costa Rica International Film Festival, preselected at the Hubert Bals Fund, Script and Project Development Bright Future and at the San Sebastián Co-production Forum. The co-production of Sub stance Films and Playlab Films is directed by Antonella Sudasassi and co-produced with Estephania Bonnett Alonso.

Filming began in Costa Rica from November 2022.[4] It ended on 18 December 2022, and post-production took place in Spain.[5]

Release

Memories of a Burning Body had its world premiere on 19 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Panorama.[6]

In January 2024, Tenerife's Bendita Film acquired the international sales rights of the film.[7]

Reception

Giorgia Del Don reviewing the film at Berlinale for Cineuropa wrote, "Antonella Sudasassi Furniss’ second feature film is an emancipatory cry uniting different generations of women who have been held back by limits set by the patriarchy."[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memorias de un cuerpo que arde. Memories of a Burning Body . Sub Stance Films . 8 February 2024. es.
  2. Web site: Memories of a Burning Body . Antonella. Sudasassi . 17 January 2024. 8 February 2024 . . en.
  3. Web site: The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin's Crossing . Davide. Abbatescianni . 17 January 2024. 8 February 2024 . . en.
  4. Web site: Antonella Sudasassi rueda 'Memorias de un cuerpo que arde' . Antonella Sudasassi films 'Memories of a body that burns' . Cima . 20 November 2022. 8 February 2024. es.
  5. Web site: Antonella Sudasassi finaliza el rodaje de su segundo film: "Memorias de un cuerpo que arde" . Antonella Sudasassi finishes filming her second film: “Memories of a burning body” . LatAm cinema . 11 January 2023. 8 February 2024. es.
  6. Web site: Memories of a Burning Body . Berlinale . 6 February 2024 . 8 February 2024.
  7. News: Berlinale Panorama Title 'Memories of a Burning Body' Swooped On by Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE) . Callum McLennan . Variety. 19 January 2024 . 8 February 2024 . en.
  8. Web site: Review: Memories of a Burning Body. Giorgia . Del Don . 20 February 2024. 21 February 2024 . Cineuropa . en.
  9. Web site: Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce. Deadline. Melanie . Goodfellow. 17 January 2024. 8 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Berlin: 'Memories of a Burning Body,' 'No Other Land' Win Panorama Audience Awards . Scott Roxborough . Hollywood Reporter . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024. en.