32 Malasana Street (Spanish: Malasaña 32) is a 2020 Spanish supernatural horror film directed by Albert Pintó. The cast features Begoña Vargas, Bea Segura, Iván Marcos, Sergio Castellanos and Javier Botet, among others.
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| Spanish | Malasaña 32 |
| Directed by | Albert Pintó |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
editThe fiction is set in 1976.[1] A family from the countryside (the Olmedo family formed by Manolo, Candela, their three children and the grandfather Fermín) moves to the neighborhood of Malasaña in Madrid.[2][1][3] Upon their arrival to their new home, they find out that they will have to endure living with a "strange presence".[1]
Cast
edit- Begoña Vargas as Amparo.[4]
- Iván Marcos as Manolo.[4]
- Beatriz Segura as Candela.[4]
- Sergio Castellanos as Pepe.[4]
- José Luis de Madariaga as Fermín.[4]
- Iván Renedo as Rafita.[4]
- María Ballesteros as Lola.[4]
- Rosa Álvarez[5]
- Almudena Salort[2]
- Javier Botet[4]
- Concha Velasco[6]
Production
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The screenplay was penned by Ramón Campos, Gema R. Neira, Salvador S. Molina, and David Orea.[7][8] The film was produced by Mr. Fields and Friends, Atresmedia Cine, Warner Bros. Entertainment España, Bambú Producciones, Malasaña Movie AIE and 4 CATS Pictures.[9]
A prime shooting location was a building in Calle de San Bernardino 3, Madrid (32 Malasaña Street does not exist, Calle de Malasaña actually ends at 30), which has also hosted part of the filmings of Witching & Bitching, May God Save Us and Don't Blame the Karma for Being an Idiot, among others.[10]
Shooting had already wrapped in September 2019.[11]
Release
editDistributed by Warner Bros.,[9] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 17 January 2020.[12]
Reception
editEulàlia Iglesias of El Confidencial gave the film 2 out of 5 stars.[6] She wrote that the film "does not delve into its metaphorical potential" and it ends up relying too much on "cheap scares".[6] She also considered that the ending goes off-rail and that Concha Velasco does not seem to believe in the role she is playing.[6]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas gave it 3 out of 5 stars, considering the film to be "an honest collection of scares", although he missed some dark humour in the film.[8]
Among genre tropes and cliches galore, Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that some distinctive features can be discerned (related to the production design, costumes and some social details making nods to the era the film is set in).[13] He deemed the last half hour to be "great".[13]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave it 68 out of 100 points ("acceptable"),[14] praising the cast, the production design and sound production,[14] whilst negatively assessing the "ridiculous" ending, the abuse of jumpscares and the plot's lack of internal logic.[14]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Gail, Mónica (24 September 2019). "Malasaña 32, el tenebroso edificio que ahora inspira el cine de terror". ABC.
- ^ a b "Llega a México el thriller español Malasaña 32". Milenio. 2 March 2020.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (23 July 2019). "Arranca el rodaje de la cinta de terror 'Malasaña 32'". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gimeno, Santiago (11 January 2020). "'Malasaña 32': Sergio Castellanos saluda a los lectores de SensaCine + adelanto EXCLUSIVO". Sensacine.
- ^ Pastor, Pablo S. (17 January 2020). "'Malasaña 32' - Su reparto se somete a nuestro "Test de terror"". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b c d Iglesias, Eulàlia (17 January 2020). "'Malasaña 32', el 'Poltergeist' de la Transición española". El Confidencial.
- ^ "Comienza el rodaje de «Malasaña 32»". Sindicato Alma. 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b Vázquez, Pablo (17 January 2020). "Crítica de 'Malasaña 32'". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b "'Malasaña 32' – estreno en cines 17 de enero". Audiovisual451. 16 January 2020.
- ^ Casado, Diego (17 January 2020). "El terrorífico edificio de 'Malasaña 32' existe: era una fábrica de pianos y tuvo un pasado turbulento". eldiario.es.
- ^ Sisí Sánchez, Alberto (12 September 2019). "Primer avance y detalles de Malasaña 32, la próxima película de terror castizo". Los 40.
- ^ Hontoria, Noelia (19 June 2020). "4 películas españolas estrenadas en 2020". Crónica Directo. Crónica Global – via El Español.
- ^ a b Ocaña, Javier (17 January 2020). "Miedo de barrio". El País.
- ^ a b c Hernández Luján, Raquel (10 January 2020). "Crítica de la película de terror Malasaña 32, inspirada en hechos reales". HobbyConsolas.
External links
edit- 32 Malasana Street at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol