| Life and Colour | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Spanish | Vida y color |
| Directed by | Santiago Tabernero |
| Written by | Santiago Tabernero |
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| Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine |
| Edited by | José Salcedo |
| Music by | Matthew Herbert |
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| Distributed by | Alta Classics |
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| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Life and Colour (Spanish: Vida y color) is a 2005 Spanish film written and directed by Santiago Tabernero [es] in his feature length directorial debut. Its cast features Junio Valverde, Silvia Abascal, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Joan Dalmau, among others.
Plot
Spain, 1975. Fede, a fifteen-year-old boy, is getting conscious of his environment little by little: his sister Begoña, unsatisfied with her imminent wedding; his grandfather, who stops dealing with his best friend after the Spanish Civil War; his friend Ramona, a girl with Down syndrome who was raped by her father, a young man who works with his father.
Cast
- Junio Valverde [es] as Fede
- Silvia Abascal as Bego
- Miguel Ángel Silvestre as Javi
- Joan Dalmau [es]
- Adolfo Fernández [es] as Angel
- Ana Wagener as Sole
- Nadia de Santiago as Sara
- Natalia Abascal as Ramona
- Carmen Machi as Leo
- Andrés Lima as Marciano
Release
The film was presented at the 50th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2005. Distributed by Alta Classics, it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 January 2006.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "powerful, haunting and finely observed debut about life in a rural Spanish village during the last months of General Franco's life".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2005 | 50th Valladolid International Film Festival | Public's Choice Award | Won | ||
| 2006 | 20th Goya Awards | Best New Director | Santiago Tabernero | Nominated | |
See also
References
- ^ "Tabernero abre el ciclo de cine en Actual 2006 con el pre-estreno de su "opera prima" 'Vida y color'". Europa Press. 2 January 2006.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Vida y color". Fotogramas.
- "Santiago Tabernero debuta como director con 'Vida y color', una historia de iniciación ambientada en 1975". Europa Press. 4 January 2006.
- Jiménez Acevedo, Luis Alberto (2014). La discapacidad en el cine en 363 películas (PDF). Fundación ONCE. p. 36. ISBN 978-84-88934-32-1.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (7 March 2006). "Life and Color". Variety.
- "Tabernero presenta en la Seminci ´Vida y color´". Córdoba. Prensa Ibérica. 25 October 2005.
- "Vida y color". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
External links
- Vida y color at IMDb
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