MY GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE (La casa de mi Abuela)
By ADÁN ALIAGA
Spain | 2005 |80 min. | DVD | NTSC | Region 0 | Spanish and Valencian with English subtitles.
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How does a pop duet work out for impulsive and irreverent six-year-old Marina and 75-year-old Marita? Cheeky Marina plays to the camera, ignoring the chiding of her aged grandmother, Marita. Marita’s crumbling house was built by her long-dead husband. She moved in when they married, over 53 years ago, and nothing much has changed since. Now her home is under threat; the neighborhood is being torn down, replaced with charmless apartments.
A beautifully constructed documentary that depicts with great subtlety the changing ways in suburban Spain. Adán Aliaga has turned a simple subject into a dashing and fast paced, remarkably candid documentary on family life in Spain, modernization and generational change. A tribute to grandmothers everywhere, filled with painterly images of southeastern Spain and a director’s love for his family. This film qualifies for a 2006 Academy award® nomination.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
- IDFA— Joris Ivens Award
- Miami Film Festival Special Grand— Special Jury Mention
- Toronto Hot Docs Film Festival— Grand Jury Prize
- Chicago Int’l Film Festival— Silver Images Generation Award
- Belgrade Int’l Film Festival— Best Documentary
QUOTES
"The Terra Nova Silver Images Award goes to... My Grandmother’s House, by Adan Aliaga for portraying realistic and multi-dimensional images about older adulthood." — Chicago International Film Festival
"In My Grandmother’s House ,”...(the film) deploys a series of delicious visual and narrative counterpoints to tell the story of his grandmother´s."— IDFA, Nick Cunningham
"All these aspects transform the simple story of a family relationship into a complex visual journey." — DOX, Karen Cirillo
"Astounding intimacy, lyricism, and humor." — Miami International Film Festival
"My Grandmother’s House," is an intimate, tender portrayal of a grandmother and granddaughter." — Variety, Jonathan Holland
"Crossing the border between documentary and fictional films, My Grandmother’s House successfully creates theatrical effects out of ordinary everyday life." — Taiwan International Film Festival
"...with sublime moments." — LA Weekly
"Aliaga grasps, shot by shot, the perspective of these two changing women, creating a wunderkammer of epic proportions." — Brooklyn Underground Film Festival
"La casa de mi abuela is a cinematic miracle." — El Mundo
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