The People Upstairs Explained

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Director:Cesc Gay
Producer:Marta Esteban
Screenplay:Cesc Gay
Cinematography:Andreu Rebés
Editing:Liana Artigal
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

The People Upstairs (Spanish; Castilian: '''Sentimental'''|links=no) is a 2020 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Cesc Gay, starring Javier Cámara, Griselda Siciliani, Belén Cuesta, and Alberto San Juan.[1] [2]

The film was nominated for five Goya Awards and four Feroz Awards.[3] [4]

It is an adaptation of Cesc Gay's stage play Els veins de dalt / Los vecinos de arriba[5] and has been remade in several countries, including Italy, Switzerland and France.

Plot

Julio (Javier Cámara) and Ana (Griselda Siciliani) are a couple who spend most of their time arguing. One night, Ana decides to invite their upstairs neighbours, Salva (Alberto San Juan) y Laura (Belén Cuesta), for dinner, despite the fact that Julio is not their biggest fan, not least because of the noise they make while having sex. As the night goes on, various secrets about the couple come to light.

Cast

Reception

The People Upstairs received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 7.30/10.[6]

Accolades

|-| rowspan = "11 align = "center" | 2021| 26th Forqué Awards || Best Actor || Javier Cámara || || align = "center" | [7] |-| rowspan=4 | 8th Feroz Awards| colspan=2 | Best Comedy Film| | rowspan = "4" | [8] |-| Best Director| Cesc Gay| |-| Best Actor| Javier Cámara| |-| Best Supporting Actor| Alberto San Juan| |-| rowspan=5 | 35th Goya Awards| colspan=2 | Best Film| | rowspan = "5" | [9] |-| Best Adapted Screenplay| Cesc Gay| |-| Best Actor| Javier Cámara| |-| Best Supporting Actor| Alberto San Juan| |-| Best New Actress| Griselda Siciliani| |-| 34th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best European Comedy || || align = "center" | [10] |}

Remakes

The film was remade in Italy as in 2022,[11] in Swiss German as [12] in 2023 and in France as in 2024.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The People Upstairs, Cross The Line, A Perfect Enemy Headline Cannes' Upcoming Catalan Films . Emilio . Mayorga . 19 June 2020 . 8 January 2021 . Variety.
  2. Web site: The People Upstairs, My Heart Goes Boom! Set for San Sebastian World Premieres . Naman . Ramachandran . 18 August 2020 . 8 January 2021 . Variety.
  3. Web site: La boda de Rosa, Las niñas y Akelarre encabezan las nominaciones a los premios Feroz . 10 December 2020 . 8 January 2021 . es . rtve.es.
  4. Web site: Netflix Drama Leads Spain's Goya Awards Nominations . Scott . Roxborough . Georg . Szalai . 18 January 2021 . 18 January 2021 . The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. Web site: Cesc Gay nos explica las anécdotas de rodaje de 'Sentimental'. El Periódico de Catalunya. 30 October 2020. Eduardo de. Vicente.
  6. Web site: The People Upstairs (2020). Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. 14 March 2021.
  7. Web site: Palmarés de la 26ª edición de los Premios Forqué. Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. 17 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Palmarés de los Premios Feroz 2021: todos los ganadores en la noche del cine español. Vanitatis. El Confidencial. J.. Díaz. 2 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Premios Goya 2021: lista de todos los ganadores. El Mundo. 7 March 2021.
  10. Web site: 'Quo Vadis, Aida?,' Riz Ahmed's 'Flee' Win Big at the European Film Awards. Variety. 11 December 2021. K.J.. Yossman.
  11. Web site: Italy's 'Vicini di Casa,' the First Big Remake of Cesc Gay Hit 'The People Upstairs,' Wraps in Rome (Exclusive). Variety. 13 October 2021. Emiliano. De Pablos.
  12. Web site: Remake "Die Nachbarn von oben" im Dreh .

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