The Barcelona Vampiress Explained

Director:Lluís Danés
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Producer:Raimon Masllorens
Cinematography:Josep Maria Civit
Music:Alfred Tapscott
Language:Catalan
Distributor:Filmax
Country:Spain

The Barcelona Vampiress (Catalan; Valencian: '''La vampira de Barcelona'''|links=no) is a 2020 Spanish historical thriller film directed by which stars Nora Navas as the title character and Roger Casamajor alongside Bruna Cusí, Francesc Orella, Sergi López, Mario Gas, and Núria Prims. It is shot in Catalan.

Plot

Set in 1912 Barcelona, the plot concerns about the endeavours of morphine-addicted journalist Sebastià Comas to unravel the truth about the kidnappings and killings of children scapegoated by the police to Enriqueta Martí, nicknamed as the "Vampire of the Raval".

Production

The screenplay was penned by Maria Jaén and Lluís A. Martínez.[1] The film is a Brutal Media and Filmax production, with the participation of TVC.[2]

Release

The film was presented at the 53rd Sitges Film Festival in October 2020.[3] Distributed by Filmax,[4] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 December 2020.

Reception

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be "an ambitious, sometimes grandiloquent work, which always comes to fruition with courage and singularity" when retelling the events of 1912, managing to portray a country's moral mysery.[5]

Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, pointing out that the cast was "uneven", featuring "a solvent but not brilliant [male] lead", with Danés otherwise rather pulling his best in the representation of the setting (El Raval).[6]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "14" align = "center" | 2021 || rowspan = "14" | 13th Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "14" | [7] |-| Best Director || Lluís Danés || |-| Best Actress || Nora Navas || |-| Best Production Supervision || David Masllorens i Silva || |-| Best Art Direction || Lluís Danés || |-| rowspan = "2" | Best Supporting Actress || Bruna Cusí || |-| Núria Prims || |-| Best Supporting Actor || Francesc Orella || |-| Best Original Music || Alfred Tapscott || |-| Best Cinematography || Josep M. Civit || |-| Best Costume Design || Mercè Paloma || |-| Best Sound || Daniela Fermín, Quique López, Carlos Jiménez || |-| Best Visual Effects || Lluís Rivera, Aleix Torrecillas, Anna Aragonès || |-| Best Makeup and Hairstyles || Laura Pérez, Xavi Valverde || |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "La vampira de Barcelona" gana el premio Gaudí a la Mejor Película. EFE. 21 March 2021.
  2. Web site: Premios Gaudí 2021: todos los ganadores. Fotogramas. 22 March 2021. Juan. Silvestre.
  3. Web site: 'La vampira de Barcelona': la verdad sobre la asesina de niños Enriqueta Martí. El Periódico de Catalunya. Julián. García. 9 October 2020.
  4. Web site: 'La Vampira de Barcelona' – estreno en cines 4 de diciembre. Audiovisual451. 4 December 2020.
  5. Web site: La miseria moral. El País. Javier. Ocaña. 4 December 2020. Javier Ocaña.
  6. Web site: Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. Toni. Vall. 4 December 2020. La vampira de Barcelona.
  7. Web site: Consulteu tots els guanyadors de la tretzena edició dels premis Gaudí. VilaWeb. 21 March 2021.