People in Places
SpanishGente en sitios
Directed byJuan Cavestany
Produced by
CinematographyJuan Cavestany
Edited by
  • Juan Cavestany
  • Raúl de Torres
Music by
  • Nick Powell
  • Aaron Rux
Production
companies
  • Apaches Entertainment
  • JCPC
Release dates
  • September 2013 (2013-09) (Toronto)
  • 20 December 2013 (2013-12-20) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

People in Places (Spanish: Gente en sitios) is a 2013 Spanish low-budget comedy film written and directed by Juan Cavestany.

Plot

The plot concerns about a series of anecdotal and fragmentary vignettes featuring an overarching link to the theme of Spain in crisis.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The film is an Apaches Entertainment and JCPC production.[1] Cavestany shot the film with the camera in hand.[6] He had the collaboration of more than 80 actors and the participation of people who happened to pass by the shooting.[6]

Release

The film premiered in the 'Vanguard' slate of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] The festival run also included screenings in the 'Zabaltegi' section of the San Sebastián International Film Festival[7] and the Sitges Film Festival.[8] It was released theatrically in Spain on 20 December 2013.[9]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is "inevitably patchy" but "interest rarely flags" because of "Cavestany's sincere, unpretentious attempt to get his ideas across in a novel way".[1]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a book of disturbing stories that you see".[5]

Eulàlia Iglesias of Ara rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film outside the traditional orbits to portray a country that has lost its center of gravity".[2]

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2014
1st Feroz AwardsBest TrailerRaúl de TorresWon
58th Sant Jordi AwardsBest Spanish FilmWon

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Holland, Jonathan (2 January 2014). "People in Places (Gente en sitios): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. 1 2 Iglesias, Eulàlia (20 December 2013). "Gente en sitios". Ara.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Juan Cavestany presenta 'Gente en sitios' en Toronto". Fotogramas. 13 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "La gran fiesta del Post Humor". Fotogramas. 19 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 Bermejo, Andrea G. (20 December 2013). "Gente en sitios". Cinemanía via 20minutos.es.
  6. 1 2 "El TEA proyecta "Gente en sitios", la última película de Juan Cavestany". El Día. Prensa Ibérica. 23 January 2014.
  7. "Cavestany estrena en San Sebastián una comedia fantástica con Carmen Machi". La Vanguardia. 20 September 2013.
  8. "Juan Cavestany llega a Sitges con 'Gente en sitios'". Diario de Jerez. Grupo Joly. 17 October 2023.
  9. Zorrilla, Mikel (20 December 2013). "Estrenos de cine | 20 de diciembre | Muchas albóndigas, pocos futbolines y Justin Bieber". Espinof.
  10. Ximénez, Mario (28 January 2013). "1ª edición de los Premios Feroz 2014: los ganadores". Vogue.
  11. "Premios Feroz 2014". informadoresdecine. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. "'La Plaga' y 'Gente en Sitios', Premios Sant Jordi de Cinematografía 2014". La Vanguardia. 27 January 2014.
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