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Creatura
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elena Martín Gimeno
Screenplay by	Elena Martín Gimeno Clara Roquet
Produced by	Ariadna Dot Marta Cruañas Tono Folguera María Zamora Stefan Schmitz Pau Surís Jake Cheetham
Starring	Elena Martín Gimeno Clàudia Malagelada Mila Borràs Oriol Pla Clara Segura Carla Linares Marc Cartanyà Àlex Brendemühl
Cinematography	Alana Mejía González
Edited by	Ariadna Ribas
Music by	Clara Aguilar
Production companies	Vilaüt Films Lastor Media Elastica Films Avalon PC
Distributed by	Avalon
Release dates	20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) (Cannes) 8 September 2023 (2023-09-08) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Catalan

Creatura is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed, co-written and starred by Elena Martín Gimeno. It is shot in Catalan.

Plot

Upon moving in to a family summer house on the coastline of Maresme with boyfriend Marcel, Mila confronts sexual trauma, with flashbacks to her earliest moments of sexual awareness (5 years old) and her teenage years (15 years old).

Cast

• Elena Martín Gimeno as Mila
• Clàudia Malagelada [es] as Mila
• Mila Borràs as Mila
• Oriol Pla as Marcel
• Alex Brendemühl as Gerard
• Clara Segura as Diana
• Marc Cartanyà as Gerard
• Carla Linares as Diana

Production

The film was produced by Vilaüt Films, Lastor Media, Avalon PC, and Elastica Films. It was produced in association with Suris/Bishop Film, and it had the participation of TV3 and Filmin and backing from ICAA, ICEC and Creative Media Europe. It was shot in Catalan. Shooting locations in Catalonia included Sant Vicenç de Montalt, L'Escala, Blanes, Barcelona, and Sitges.

Release

The film world premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2023. Distributed by Avalon, it was released theatrically in Spain on 8 September 2023.

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 93% based on 14 reviews from critics.

Nikki Baughan of ScreenDaily considered that the film, an exploration of the "close relationship between guilt, shame and desire" should "attract attention for its female-centric story and strong visual identity".

Dustin Chang of ScreenAnarchy deemed Creatura to be "an interesting film about how the female sexuality frightens men".

Carlota Moseguí of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be "a strong claim on the exposure of female desire" in the verdict.

Top ten lists

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

• 2nd — El Confidencial (consensus)
• 3rd — El Periódico de Catalunya (critics)
• 4th — El Cultural (critics)
• 5th — Mondosonoro (consensus)
• 5th — El Mundo (Luis Martínez)
• 6th — El Español (Series & Más consensus)

Accolades

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2023

References

1. ^ Baughan, Nikki. "'Creatura': Cannes Review". ScreenDaily.
2. Medina, Marta (20 May 2023). "'Creatura': el despertar sexual de Elena Martín". El Confidencial.
3. ^ "Creatura". Quinzaine des cinéastes. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
4. ^ "Elena Martín estrenará 'Creatura' en la Quincena de Realizadores de Cannes 2023". 18 April 2023.
5. Meseguer, Astrid (20 May 2023). "Elena Martín conquista Cannes con su valiente retrato de los traumas sobre la sexualidad femenina". La Vanguardia.
6. Sánchez Sequera, Marco (5 September 2023). "'Creatura' – estreno en cines 8 de septiembre". Audiovisual451.
7. "Creatura". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
8. Chang, Dustin (20 May 2023). "Cannes 2023 Review: Creatura, Frightening Female Sexuality". ScreenAnarchy.
9. Moseguí, Carlota (5 September 2023). "Crítica de 'Creatura': thriller psicoanalítico sobre el despertar sexual de una mujer". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
10. Medina, Marta (21 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023: niños robados, sexualidad femenina y monjas, muchas monjas". El Confidencial.
11. Casas, Quim (22 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
12. "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, el año de 'Cerrar los ojos'". El Cultural. 21 December 2023 – via El Español.
13. "Las mejores películas nacionales de 2023". Mondosonoro. 26 December 2023.
14. Martínez, Luis (21 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, de 'Zinzindurrunkarratz' a 'La mesita del comedor'". El Mundo.
15. Prieto, Belén; Morillo, Valentina (24 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023". Series & Más – via El Español.
16. Roxborough, Scott (25 May 2023). "Cannes: Elena Martín Gimeno's 'Creatura' Wins Best European Film at Directors' Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter.
17. Tinoco, Armando (30 September 2023). "San Sebastian Film Festival Winners: Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Takes Golden Shell For Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
18. "Bruxelles : affluence record au festival Cinemamed, qui décerne son Grand Prix au réalisateur turc Selman Nacar" (in French). RTBF. Belga. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
19. "Lista completa de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2024 con 'La Mesías' y 'Cerrar los ojos' como grandes favoritas". ABC. 23 November 2023.
20. Álvarez Patilla, Diego (27 January 2024). "» Cultura Premios Feroz 2024: '20.000 especies de abejas', 'Robot Dreams' y 'La Mesías' dominan la lista de ganadores". rtve.es.
21. Oteo, Jana (5 February 2024). "Premios Gaudí 2024: Lista completa de los ganadores". La Razón.
22. "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
23. "Malena Alterio, Maribel Verdú, Lola Dueñas y Quim Gutiérrez, entre los protagonistas de los 32 Premios UA". Europa Press. 12 March 2024.

External links

• Creatura at IMDb

• 2023 films
• Films set in Catalonia
• 2020s Catalan-language films
• 2020s Spanish films
• Films shot in the province of Girona
• Films shot in the province of Barcelona
• Films about sexual repression
• Spanish drama films
• 2023 drama films
• Avalon films