The Girls Are Alright Explained

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Director:Itsaso Arana
Screenplay:Itsaso Arana
Cinematography:Sara Gallego
Editing:Marta Velasco
Studio:Los ilusos films
Country:Spain
Distributor:Elastica
Language:Spanish

The Girls Are Alright (Spanish; Castilian: '''Las chicas están bien'''|links=no) is a 2023 Spanish drama film written and directed by Itsaso Arana in her directorial debut film. It stars Arana, Bárbara Lennie, Irene Escolar, Itziar Manero, and Helena Ezquerro.

Plot

Set in Summer, the plot follows four actresses and one writer rehearsing a stage play in an old mill.[1]

Production

Shooting took place in a mill in Nistal de la Vega, province of León.[2] Sara Gallego lensed the film.[3]

Release

The film made it to the main slate of the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, in the Crystal Globe competition.[4] [5] Distributed by Elastica, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 August 2023.[6] Filmin scooped video on demand rights to the film.

Reception

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Wendy Ide of ScreenDaily wrote that "beguiling, tactile and intimate, [''The Girls Are Alright''] is a delightful film that revels in its femininity".[8]

Guy Lodge of Variety deemed the film to be a "short, sweet, winsome freshman feature".[9]

Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "luminous celebration of female friendship".[10]

Top ten lists

The film also appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "2" | | 11th Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Film || || [14] |-| 38th Goya Awards || Best New Director || Itsaso Arana || || [15] |}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'The August Virgin' Star Itsaso Arana's Directorial Debut Swooped on by Bendita Film Sales (Exclusive). Variety. 21 February 2023. Callum. McLennan.
  2. Web site: La actriz Itsaso Arana finaliza el rodaje de 'Las chicas están bien', su debut como directora. naiz. 24 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Itsaso Arana rueda su ópera prima 'Las chicas están bien'. Camera and Light Mag. 21 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Itsaso Arana competirá en el Karlovy Vary con su debut en la dirección, "Las chicas están bien". EiTB. 30 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Girls Are Alright / Las chicas están bien. kviff.com. 29 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Itsaso Arana estrenará 'Las chicas están bien', su ópera prima, el próximo 25 de agosto. Noticias de Navarra. 3 May 2023. Ana. Oliveira Lizarribar.
  7. Web site: The Girls Are Alright. Rotten Tomatoes. 6 September 2023.
  8. Web site: ScreenDaily. Wendy. Ide. 6 July 2023. 'The Girls Are Alright': Karlovy Vary Review.
  9. Web site: 'The Girls Are Alright' Review: A Gentle Study of Female Friendship That Blows in on a Warm Summer Breeze. Variety. Guy. Lodge. 8 July 2023.
  10. Web site: 'Las chicas están bien': una luminosa celebración de la amistad femenina. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 23 August 2023. Irene. Crespo.
  11. Web site: El Cultural. El Español. Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, el año de 'Cerrar los ojos'. 21 December 2023.
  12. Web site: Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023: niños robados, sexualidad femenina y monjas, muchas monjas. El Confidencial. Marta. Medina. 21 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Series & Más. El Español. Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023. 24 December 2023. Belén. Prieto. Valentina. Morillo.
  14. Web site: » Cultura Premios Feroz 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas', 'Robot Dreams' y 'La Mesías' dominan la lista de ganadores. rtve.es. 27 January 2024. Diego. Álvarez Patilla.
  15. Web site: Spain's Goya Awards: J.A. Bayona's 'Society of the Snow' Wins Best Picture, Director as Sigourney Weaver Receives an International Goya. Variety. John. Hopewell. 11 February 2024.

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