La comunidad (film)

La comunidad
La comunidad
	Spanish film poster
Directed by	Álex de la Iglesia
Written by	Jorge Guerricaechevarría; Álex de la Iglesia;
Produced by	Andrés Vicente Gómez
Starring	Carmen Maura; Eduardo Antuña; María Asquerino; Jesús Bonilla; Marta Fernández Muro; Paca Gabaldón; Ane Gabarain; Sancho Gracia; Emilio Gutiérrez Caba; Kiti Mánver; Terele Pávez; Roberto Perdomo; Manuel Tejada; Enrique Villén;
Cinematography	Kiko de la Rica
Edited by	Alejandro Lázaro
Music by	Roque Baños
Production; company	LolaFilms
Release dates	21 September 2000 (SSIFF); 29 September 2000 (Spain);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Box office	6.71 million €

La comunidad (UK title: Common Wealth) is a 2000 Spanish black comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.

Driven by the ambition and greed of the characters to the point of the degradation of their human condition,^[1] the plot concerns the developments in a homeowner community in Madrid upon the finding of 300 million ₧ in the appartment of a dead man by real estate agent Julia (Carmen Maura). Maura garnered critical acclaim for her performance and scooped a Silver Shell and a Goya Award for Best Actress.

Plot[]

The plot is set in Madrid.^[2] Julia, a real estate agent,^[3] discovers 300 million ₧ in the apartment of a dead man.^[4] Unfortunately, the neighbors have been waiting for the man to die so that they can seize the money for themselves.

Cast[]

Carmen Maura as Julia^[5]
Eduardo Antuña as Charly^[5]
María Asquerino as Encarna^[5]
Jesús Bonilla as Ricardo^[5]
[es] as Paquita^[5]
[es] as Hortensia^[5]
[es] as Karina^[5]
Sancho Gracia as Castro^[5]
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Emilio^[5]
Kiti Mánver as Dolores^[5]
Terele Pávez as Ramona^[5]
Roberto Perdomo as Oswaldo^[5]
[es] as Chueca^[5]
Enrique Villén as Domínguez^[5]
Eduardo Gómez as García^[5]
Ramón Barea^[4]
Mariví Bilbao^[4]
Luis Tosar^[4]
Antonio de la Torre^[4]
Rodolfo Sancho^[6]

Production[]

The final fight was shot among the quadrigas atop the Banco de Bilbao building in Madrid.

The film was produced by LolaFilms and it had the participation of Antena 3 and Vía Digital.^[7] The fictional building is credited to be 14.^[8] The indoor shots were however filmed in [es].^[4]

Release[]

The film screened as the opening film of the 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF) on 21 September 2000.^[9]^[10] It was theatrically released in Spain on 29 September 2000.^[6]

La comunidad grossed 1,601,861 ticket sales and €6,709,857.51 (highest grossing Spanish film of 2000).^[7]

Accolades[]


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2000	48th San Sebastián International Film Festival	Silver Shell for Best Actress	Carmen Maura	Won	^[10]
2001	15th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	^[11]
		Best Director	Álex de la Iglesia	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Roque Baños	Nominated
		Best Actress	Carmen Maura	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Emilio Gutiérrez Caba	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Terele Pávez	Nominated
		Best Production Supervision	Juanma Pagazaurtundua	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Kiko de la Rica	Nominated
		Best Editing	Alejandro Lázaro	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	José Luis Arrizabalaga "Arri", Arturo García "Biaffra"	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Paco Delgado	Nominated
		Best Makeup and Hairstyles	José Quetglás, Mercedes Guillot	Nominated
		Best Sound	Antonio Rodríguez "Mármol", Jaime Fernández, James Muñoz, Enrique Domínguez, José Vinader	Nominated
		Best Special Effects	Félix Bergés, Raúl Romanillos, Pau Costa, Julio Navarro	Nominated

References[]

Citations

^ Salvà, Nando (21 March 2017). "El loco mundo de Álex de la Iglesia". onBarcelona – via El Periódico de Catalunya.
^ Bracco 2014, p. 400.
^ "'La comunidad', la película de Álex de la Iglesia, predijo la corrupción española". Cadena SER. 28 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Silvestre, Juan (29 September 2000). "'La comunidad': 10 cosas que no sabías de la película de Álex de la Iglesia". Fotogramas.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Buse & Triana Toribio 2007, p. 185.
^ ^a ^b Pastor, Francisco (28 September 200). "'La comunidad' de vecinos desquiciados y actores irrepetibles". Aisge.
^ ^a ^b Buse & Triana Toribio 2007, p. 184.
^ Bracco 2014, p. 402.
^ ""La Comunidad", de Alex de la Iglesia, abre el Festival de San Sebastián". Libertad Digital. 21 September 2000.
^ ^a ^b "'La comunidad' es la película española más taquillera de 2000". El País. 30 November 2000.
^ "La comunidad". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

Bibliography

Bracco, Diane (2014). "Las entrañas de Madrid: la radiografía de Álex de la Iglesia" (PDF). Pandora (12). ISSN 2108-7210.
Buse, Peter; Triana Toribio, Núria; Willis, Andy (2007). The cinema of Álex de la Iglesia. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-7136-2.

External links[]

La Comunidad at IMDb
La comunidad at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Salvà, Nando (21 March 2017). "El loco mundo de Álex de la Iglesia". onBarcelona – via El Periódico de Catalunya.

[FOOTNOTEBracco2014400-2] Bracco 2014, p. 400.

[3] "'La comunidad', la película de Álex de la Iglesia, predijo la corrupción española". Cadena SER. 28 August 2017.

[fotogramas-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Silvestre, Juan (29 September 2000). "'La comunidad': 10 cosas que no sabías de la película de Álex de la Iglesia". Fotogramas.

[FOOTNOTEBuseTriana_Toribio2007185-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Buse & Triana Toribio 2007, p. 185.

[aisge-6] Pastor, Francisco (28 September 200). "'La comunidad' de vecinos desquiciados y actores irrepetibles". Aisge.

[FOOTNOTEBuseTriana_Toribio2007184-7] Buse & Triana Toribio 2007, p. 184.

[FOOTNOTEBracco2014402-8] Bracco 2014, p. 402.

[9] ""La Comunidad", de Alex de la Iglesia, abre el Festival de San Sebastián". Libertad Digital. 21 September 2000.

[taquillera-10] "'La comunidad' es la película española más taquillera de 2000". El País. 30 November 2000.

[11] "La comunidad". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

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