Un amor
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MOVIE CATEGORY
Nat is an interpreter, and every day finds herself translating the tragic and terrible stories of immigrant women. Stressed out and in a state of emotional vulnerability, she drops everything and goes to live in La Escapa, a small town in rural Spain. The house is in poor condition and literally leaks from all sides. The landlord is aggressive, the neighborhood is suspicious, and the men, in general, are suitors and predators. Like Andreas, the big and burly neighbor who offers to repair her roof. In exchange for something. Nat, accompanied by a semi-stray dog, withstands the hostile environment and becomes involved in the game of an obsessive passion. Taken from the eponymous novel by Sara Mesa, published in Italy by La Nuova Frontiera in 2021.
DIRECTORY
Born in 1960, she is a director and screenwriter. She graduated in Contemporary History from the University of Barcelona. She began her career as a copywriter in the advertising world, later directed a few short films for commercials, and in 2000, she founded her own film production company, Miss Wasabi Films. In the 1980s, she collaborated with Spanish cinema magazines, and in 1983, her first screenplay was realized in the film Morbus by Ignasi Ferré. In 1984, she directed her first short film – Mira y verás – and four years later, her first feature film, Demasiado viejo para morir joven, a film that she herself criticized. After a long hiatus, she returned to cinema with an English-language production, Things I Never Told You, with Lili Taylor as the lead actress. Her 2003 film My Life Without Me gained international recognition: the film was presented at the Berlin Film Festival and received nominations for Best Film and Best Director at the European Film Awards. In 2006, The Secret Life of Words was released, out of competition at the Venice Film Festival the same year. She adapted a novel by Philip Roth, The Dying Animal, which became a film titled Elegy. In her home country, she has received numerous awards, especially at the Goya Awards.
