The 47 (Catalan: El 47) is a 2024 Catalan drama film directed by Marcel Barrena and written by Barrena and Alberto Marini. It stars Eduard Fernández alongside Clara Segura and Zoe Bonafonte.
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| Catalan | El 47 |
| Directed by | Marcel Barrena |
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| Cinematography | Isaac Vila |
| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Arnau Bataller |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
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Plot
editBarcelona. 1978. Incensed by the contempt faced by impoverished Extremaduran and Andalusian immigrant communities in the city outskirts, bus driver Manolo Vital hijacks a vehicle of the 47 bus line, in order to debunk the local government's lie that buses could not reach the Torre Baró neighborhood.[1][2][3]
Cast
edit- Eduard Fernández as Manolo Vital[2]
- Clara Segura as Carmen[4]
- Zoe Bonafonte as Joana[4]
- Salva Reina as Felipín[4]
- Óscar de la Fuente as Antonio[4]
- Betsy Túrnez as Aurora[5]
- Vicente Romero as Ortega[4]
- Carlos Cuevas as Pasqual[6][4]
- David Verdaguer as Serra[4]
- Aimar Vega as Josep[4]
- Borja Espinosa as el Rubio[4]
- Carme Sansa[2]
- Francesc Ferrer[2]
Production
editThe screenplay was written by Marcel Barrena and Alberto Marini.[7] The film is a The Mediapro Studio production.[7] It had the participation of Movistar Plus+, RTVE, 3Cat, and Triodos Bank, the backing from ICEC and funding from ICO.[8] It was shot in between June and July 2023.[9] Shooting locations in the province of Barcelona included Plaça de Catalunya, the Barcelona City Hall, and the Torre Baró neighborhood.[9]
Valeria Castro composed the film's main song, "El borde del mundo".[10]
Release
editDistributed by A Contracorriente Films, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 6 September 2024 in 175 screens.[8][11][12] It grossed over €240,000 in its opening weekend, with the seventh-largest gross and second-best gross per screen ratio in the Spanish box office.[12]
Reception
editBlai Morell of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a splendid film that deals about the neighborhood struggle as an engine of change in the search for the common good", highlighting the "spectacular" work delivered by the "entire" cast as the best thing about it.[13]
Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering it to be Barrena's best film, "a work of craftsmanship, everything [in it] exudes authenticity".[14]
Philipp Engel of La Vanguardia, rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it a "good film, full of good intentions as it appeals to solidarity and civil movements" [rallying no other banner] "than that of just causes", while also pointing out that "it never ceases to be a conventional and predictable" story.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Arranca el rodaje de 'El 47' en el barrio de Torre Baró de Barcelona". Metrópoli Abierta. 26 June 2023 – via El Español.
- ^ a b c d Cazallas, Javier (14 June 2024). "El 47, la película basada en hechos reales de Marcel Barrena, ya tiene fecha de estreno en cines". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Jones, Holly (29 June 2023). "The Mediapro Studio, 'Mediterraneo' Director Marcel Barrena Begin Filming Social Justice Drama 'The 47' in Barcelona". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (1 September 2024). "Los estrenos del 6 de septiembre. 'El 47'. Derecho al respeto". Aisge.
- ^ "El 47" (PDF). Cines Renoir. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ Beraldi, Camila (6 September 2024). "'El 47' llega a la gran pantalla". La Vanguardia.
- ^ a b Juesas, María (27 June 2024). "Teaser en primicia de 'El 47', protagonizada por Eduard Fernández sobre el autobús que transformó Barcelona". Fotogramas.
- ^ a b "Eduard Fernández se sube al volante de "El 47"". La Razón. 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Concluye en Barcelona el rodaje de la película "El 47", dirigida por Marcel Barrena". Infobae. 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Estreno de "El 47"". El Periódico de Catalunya. Prensa Ibérica. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Más de 300 empleados de TMB asisten a un preestreno exclusivo de 'El 47'". La Vanguardia. 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b Serra, Xavi (9 September 2024). "'El 47', segona millor estrena en català de l'última dècada". Ara.
- ^ Morell, Blai (6 September 2024). "Crítica de 'El 47', para quienes creen en las causas justas". Fotogramas.
- ^ Vall, Toni (5 September 2024). "Crítica de 'El 47': una obra de artesano, todo desprende autenticidad". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ Engel, Philipp (6 September 2024). "El motor de un autobús". La Vanguardia.