When Brooklyn Met Seville
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| Spanish | Sevillanas de Brooklyn |
| Directed by | Vicente Villanueva |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
When Brooklyn Met Seville (Spanish: Sevillanas de Brooklyn) is a 2021 Spanish comedy film directed by Vicente Villanueva, which stars Carolina Yuste and Sergio Momo, also featuring Estefanía de los Santos and Manolo Solo. It blends elements of romantic comedy and family comedy.
Plot[edit]
Facing eviction from her home in a rough Sevillian neighborhood, Carmen decides to scam an agency into renting a room to Ariel Brooklyn (an Afro-American foreign student from a well-off family) in exchange of €700. Meanwhile, Carmen's daughter, Ana, is desperate to leave the neighborhood.[1][2][3]
Cast[edit]
- Carolina Yuste as Ana.[3]
- Sergio Momo as Ariel Brooklyn[2]
- Estefanía de los Santos as Carmen[3]
- Manolo Solo as Antonio[4]
- Canco Rodríguez as Jesús[3]
- Andrea Haro as Auxi[2]
- María Alfonso Rosso as abuela[4]
- Adelfa Calvo as directora de la agencia[4]
- Neizan Fernández as Wisconsin[5]
Production[edit]
Directed by Vicente Villanueva, the film was written by Juan Apolo and Nacho La Casa.[6] Featuring a budget of around 2.6 million €,[7] the film was produced by Capitán Araña and Pecado Films alongside 700 pavos AIE, with the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and Movistar+, support from the Junta de Andalucía and funding from ICAA, ICO and Crea SGR.[6] Shooting began in Alcalá de Guadaíra by July 2020.[7]
Composed by Riki Rivera, the score feature songs performed by Gerónimo Rauch, Vanesa Martín and Miguel Poveda.[5]
Release[edit]
The film was presented on 9 June 2021 at the 24th Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FCME), as part of the festival's official selection,[8] but out of competition. Distributed by Filmax,[6] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 17 September 2021.
Reception[edit]
Anton Merikaetxebarria of El Correo gave the film 1 out of 3 stars, describing it as "typical costumbrista plot, full of clichés about the Andalusian people, in which bits of social criticism are inserted", otherwise highlighting Yuste's performance as the best thing about the film.[9]
Declaring himself unable to withstand ten minutes of the film's tone and manners, Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla considered that the film exploits "the most stale clichés about class differences" in a sort of a "decaffeinated sainete".[10]
Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía gave the film 4½ out of 5 stars, considering it a "delicious" film "blending the idiosyncratic, miscegenation and class struggle" in which Villanueva finds "the right balance between hilarity, movement and emotion".[11]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas gave it 3 out of 5 stars, finding Yuste's performance to be the best of the film whereas negatively assessing "some somewhat questionable plot licenses" as the worst thing of the film.[12]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering it a "cocktail full of wit in which the overwhelming [presence of] Estefanía de los Santos, who plays the matriarch of the clan, becomes the real queen of the show".[13]
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | 34th ASECAN Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [14] | |
| Best Actor | Manolo Solo | Won | |||
| Best Actress | Estefanía de los Santos | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Riki Rivera | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | 1st Carmen Awards | Best Fiction Feature Film | Pecado Films | Nominated | [15][16] |
| Best Actress | Estefanía de los Santos | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Score | Riki Rivera | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Amparo Martínez | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Anabel Beato & Carmela Martín | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Lala Obrero | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound | Antonio Rodríguez, Jorge Marín | Nominated | |||
| Best New Actress | Andrea Haro | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Ana Álvarez-Ossorio | Won | |||
| Best Costume Design | Lourdes Fuentes | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Nominated | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Hopewell, John (11 January 2020). "Filmax Drives Into Comedy With 'When Brooklyn Met Seville,' 'Brothers in Law' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ a b c Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (14 September 2021). "'Sevillanas de Brooklyn'". Aisge.
- ^ a b c d Pinto, Cristina (9 June 2021). "'Sevillanas de Brooklyn', un golpe de realidad para comprender culturas". Diario Sur.
- ^ a b c Agudo, Jesús (6 September 2021). "Los actores de 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn' presentan esta "oda al costumbrismo elegante" en este avance exclusivo". ecartelera.
- ^ a b Vicente, Eduardo de (21 September 2021). "Las anécdotas de la comedia flamenca 'Sevillanas en Brooklyn'". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ a b c García, Alejandra (13 September 2021). "'Sevillanas de Brooklyn' – estreno en cines 17 de septiembre". Audiovisual45.
- ^ a b "Pecado Films y Capitán Araña inician el rodaje de 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn' de Vicente Villanueva". Cine y Tele. 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Carolina Yuste: Ponerme en la superficialidad de la profesión me interesa cero". eldiario.es. 9 June 2021.
- ^ Merikaetxebarria, Anton (22 September 2021). "Crítica de 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn' (2021): Picaresca española". El Correo.
- ^ Lombardo, Manuel J. (18 September 2021). "¿Qué ha sido de la comedia española?". Diario de Sevilla.
- ^ Pinilla, Sergio F. (14 September 2021). "Sevillanas de Brooklyn". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "Crítica de 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn'". Fotogramas. 16 September 2021.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (16 September 2021). "Crítica de 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn': la dignidad de la comedia proletaria". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ "'La hija', mejor película andaluza del año en los Premios ASECAN 2021". Cine con Ñ. 18 December 2021.
- ^ "'Alegría y 'Sevillanas de Brooklyn', las más nominadas a los primeros Premios Carmen del Cine Andaluz". Audiovisual451. 14 December 2021.
- ^ "'La hija' de Manuel Martín Cuenca, coronada en la primera edición de los Premios Carmen del cine andaluz". Audiovisual451. 31 January 2022.
External links[edit]
- When Brooklyn Met Seville at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol