Life and Colour (Spanish: Vida y color) is a 2005 Spanish film written and directed by Santiago Tabernero [es] in his feature length directorial debut.[1] Its cast features Junio Valverde, Silvia Abascal, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Joan Dalmau, among others.

Life and Colour
Theatrical release poster
SpanishVida y color
Directed bySantiago Tabernero
Written bySantiago Tabernero
Produced by
  • Loris Omedes
  • Gaizka Urresti
  • Luis Ángel Ramírez
Starring
CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byMatthew Herbert
Production
companies
  • Imval Producciones
  • Bausan Films
  • La Filmería
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • 24 October 2005 (2005-10-24) (Seminci)
  • 5 January 2006 (2006-01-05) (Spain)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

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Spain, 1975.[1] Fede, a fifteen-year-old boy, is getting conscious of his environment little by little: his sister Begoña, unsatisfied with her imminent wedding; his grandfather, who stops dealing with his best friend after the Spanish Civil War; his friend Ramona, a girl with Down syndrome who was raped by her father, a young man who works with his father.

Cast

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Release

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The film was presented at the 50th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) in October 2005.[6] Distributed by Alta Classics,[5] it was theatrically released in Spain on 5 January 2006.[2]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be a "powerful, haunting and finely observed debut about life in a rural Spanish village during the last months of General Franco's life".[5]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2005 50th Valladolid International Film Festival Public's Choice Award Won [1]
2006 20th Goya Awards Best New Director Santiago Tabernero Nominated [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tabernero abre el ciclo de cine en Actual 2006 con el pre-estreno de su "opera prima" 'Vida y color'". Europa Press. 2 January 2006.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2008). "Vida y color". Fotogramas.
  3. ^ "Santiago Tabernero debuta como director con 'Vida y color', una historia de iniciación ambientada en 1975". Europa Press. 4 January 2006.
  4. ^ Jiménez Acevedo, Luis Alberto (2014). La discapacidad en el cine en 363 películas (PDF). Fundación ONCE. p. 36. ISBN 978-84-88934-32-1.
  5. ^ a b c d e Holland, Jonathan (7 March 2006). "Life and Color". Variety.
  6. ^ "Tabernero presenta en la Seminci ´Vida y color´". Córdoba. Prensa Ibérica. 25 October 2005.
  7. ^ "Vida y color". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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