2024 Spanish film
| Desmontando a Lucía | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Utrera |
| Screenplay by | Alberto Utrera |
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| Cinematography | Miguel Ángel García Rosado |
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| Production company | Garajonay Producciones |
| Distributed by | Tripictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Desmontando a Lucía is a 2024 Spanish comedy-drama thriller film written and directed by Alberto Utrera starring Susana Abaitua alongside Hugo Silva and Julián Villagrán.
Plot
Independent expert witness Simón is charged by associate Óliver with investigating amnesic suspect Lucía, involved in the disappearance of two people (boyfriend Héctor and best friend Elena) after the three of them were having a weekend at the beach. Obsessed with noir films, Simón falls for Lucía.
Cast
- Susana Abaitua as Lucía
- Hugo Silva as Simón
- Julián Villagrán as Óliver
- Rodrigo Poisón
- Sandra Ortueta as Elena
- Edu Rejón as Jorge
- Álvaro Lafora as Héctor
Production
The film was produced by Garajonay Producciones. Carlota Amor, Fede Pajaro, and Juanjo Amor served as executive producers. The helmers of the film explained that it was structured in three narrative levels: the real world, Lucía's memories, and Simón's fantasies, with each underpinning the film's visual universe.
It was shot in between Madrid and Gran Canaria.
Release
Distributed by Tripictures, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 29 November 2024.
Reception
Enid Román Almansa of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing that what Utrera crafted "is a bit crazy, but easily enjoyable, even if the plot is far from simple".
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that Desmontando a Lucía "is not perfect, nor does it have to be, but its cinephile grace, its commitment to genre and its unprejudiced and different tone" put the film in the picture along with the best of the year.
See also
References
- "'Desmontando a Lucía', una comedia entre el cine negro y el Super8 sobre la responsabilidad de nuestras decisiones". Cine con Ñ. 3 November 2023.
- ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (24 November 2024). "Los estrenos del 29 de noviembre. 'Desmontando a Lucía'. Razones para matar". Aisge.
- ^ "Desmontando a Lucía". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Concluye el rodaje de 'Desmontando a Lucía', de Alberto Utrera, una producción de Garajonay Producciones". Audiovisual451. 2 November 2023.
- ^ Rivera, Alfonso (16 November 2023). "Alberto Utrera's Desmontando a Lucía, on course towards post-production". Cineuropa.
- Suárez Álamo, Victoriano (25 October 2023). "El rodaje de 'Desmontando a Lucía' encara su recta final en Gran Canaria". Canarias7.
- "Desmontando a Lucía". Tripictures. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- Román Almansa, Enid (25 November 2024). "Crítica de 'Desmontando a Lucía': thriller, comedia y drama, un poco loco, pero fácilmente disfrutable". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- Ocaña, Javier (29 November 2024). "'Desmontando a Lucía': un inusual 'noir' español con tono de comedia negra". El País.