2024 film
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| Spanish | Bodegón con fantasmas |
| Directed by | Enrique Buleo |
| Written by | Enrique Buleo |
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| Edited by | Raúl de Torres |
| Music by | Sergio Bertran |
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| Distributed by | Sideral Cinema |
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| Language | Spanish |
Still Life with Ghosts (Spanish: Bodegón con fantasmas) is a 2024 Spanish-Serbian ensemble comedy film written and directed by Enrique Buleo.
Plot
Structured in five episodes, the plot follows the mishaps of townsfolk and ghosts in a village of La Mancha.
Cast
- Consuelo Trujillo
- Fernando Sansegundo
- Enric Benavent
- Gloria Martínez
- Eduardo Antuña
- Patty Bonet
- Cristina García
- Pilar Matas
- Bianca Kovacs
- Nuria Mencía
- Jordi Aguilar
- José Carabias [es]
Production
A Spanish-Serbian co-production, the film was produced by Quatre Films alongside Cuidado con el perro, Sideral, and This and That. Shooting locations in the province of Cuenca included Villanueva de la Jara, El Picazo, Casasimarro, Iniesta and Almodóvar del Pinar. Filming also took place in Castellón and Valencia.
Release
Sideral acquired Spanish distribution rights to the film in advance of the film's release. The film had its world premiere at the 57th Sitges Film Festival on 7 October 2024. Its festival run also included selections for screenings at the 26th Abycine Albacete Independent Film Festival, the Gijón International Film Festival, and the Warsaw International Film Festival. It is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 24 January 2025.
Reception
Júlia Olmo of Cineuropa deemed Still Life with Ghosts to be "a film full of humour, an irregular film, at times bold and captivating, and at others too hackneyed".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Comedy Film | Pending | ||
| 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Film | Pending | |||
| Best Screenplay | Enrique Buleo | Pending | |||
| Best Actress | Pilar Matas | Pending | |||
| Best Art Direction | Lucía de Lope | Pending | |||
| Best Sound | José Manuel Sospedra, Martin Touron | Pending | |||
| Best Original Song | "Te Jubesk Din Injima Mja" by Dejan Pejovic | Pending | |||
See also
References
- ^ Tapounet, Rafael (7 October 2024). "Enrique Buleo llena de espíritus la España vaciada en 'Bodegón con fantasmas'". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ "Tráiler de 'Bodegón con fantasmas', una comedia manchega, negra y sobrenatural". Cine con Ñ. 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Bodegón con fantasmas". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Olmo, Júlia (10 October 2024). "Review: Still Life with Ghosts". Cineuropa.
- ^ "Se rueda en València y Castellón 'Bodegón con fantasmas', la ópera prima de Enrique Buleo". Valencia Plaza. 16 November 2023.
- De Pablos, Emiliano (6 March 2024). "Sideral to Distribute in Spain Enrique Buleo's Malaga Player 'Still Life with Ghosts' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- "Enrique Buleo muestra a espectros muy vivos en su primer largo 'Bodegón con fantasmas'". La Vanguardia. 7 October 2024.
- Ramírez, Francisca (11 October 2024). "'El bodegón con fantasmas' abrirá el día 17, el Festival de Cine de Albacete que proyectará cien películas". ABC.
- Pinilla J., Esther (28 November 2024). "La lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2025". Telecinco.
- Contreras, Voro (19 December 2024). ""La casa" y "L'àvia i el foraster", favoritas en los premios del audiovisual valenciano". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica.
- 2024 films
- Spanish ghost films
- Supernatural comedy films
- Spanish black comedy films
- Serbian black comedy films
- Spanish-language black comedy films
- Films shot in the province of Cuenca
- Films shot in the province of Valencia
- Films shot in the province of Castellón
- Films set in Castilla–La Mancha
- 2024 black comedy films