Not the End explained

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Cinematography:Ángel Amorós
Editing:César Esteban Alenda
Music:Sergio de la Puente
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Distributor:Filmax

Not the End (Spanish; Castilian: '''Sin fin'''|translation=Without End|links=no) is a 2018 Spanish romantic fantasy drama film directed by César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda based on the 2014 short film of the same name which stars María León and Javier Rey.

Plot

A scientist decides to travel back in time to rewrite life with his significant other back when they met for the first time.

Production

The film is a Producciones Transatlánticas, Solita Films, and Elamedia production.[1] It had backing and funding from TVE, Canal Sur, ICAA, Junta de Andalucía, the Madrid regional administration, and CreaSGR.[2] Shooting locations included Conil de la Frontera.[3]

Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival on 19 April 2018.[4] [5] Distributed by Filmax,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 31 October 2018.

Reception

Beatriz Martínez Gómez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry between Rey and León as the best thing about the film.[7]

Luis Martínez of El Mundo rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the "brilliant" performances by León and Rey as the best thing about the film.[8]

of El País wrote that "at times the border between the sensitive and the corny becomes dilluted", otherwise considering that "the elegance of the denouement partially compensates for the [film's] falterings".[9]

Accolades

|-| || 21st Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Javier Rey || || [10] |-| rowspan = "2" | || 6th Feroz Awards || Best Actor in a Film || Javier Rey || || [11] |-| 33rd Goya Awards || Best New Director || César Esteban Alenda, José Esteban Alenda || || [12] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Sin fin': el romance futurista de María León y Javier Rey ya tiene fecha de estreno. Fotogramas. 28 May 2018. Juan. Silvestre.
  2. Web site: Audiovisual451. ‘Sin Fin’ – estreno en cines 31 de octubre. 30 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Los hermanos Alenda presentan su primer largometraje, 'Sin fin'. Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 2 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Javier Rey y María León protagonizan 'Sin fin', una historia de amor y reencuentros. Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 19 April 2018.
  5. Web site: El amor 'Sin fin' de Javier Rey y María León. Diez Minutos. 20 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Los Duffer españoles: hermanos y showrunners. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 6 February 2018. Diana. Arrastia.
  7. Web site: Sin fin. Fotogramas. Beatriz. Martínez. 31 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Sin fin: la inestable y algo afectada piel del tiempo. Metrópoli. El Mundo. Luis. Martínez. 31 October 2023.
  9. Web site: El País. Jordi. Costa. Contra el tiempo. 1 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Festival de Málaga 2018: 'Las distancias' y Elena Trapé triunfan en el certamen andaluz. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 21 April 2018.
  11. Web site: HuffPost. La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019. 19 January 2019. Marina. Prats.
  12. Web site: Listado completo de ganadores de los Premios Goya 2019. Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly. 3 February 2019.