Magical Girl (film)

Magical Girl
Magical Girl
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlos Vermut
Written by	Carlos Vermut
Starring	Luis Bermejo; Bárbara Lennie; José Sacristán
Cinematography	Santiago Racaj
Edited by	Emma Tusell
Production; companies	Aquí y Allí Films; Canal+ Spain
Distributed by	Avalon (Spain)
Release date	October 17, 2014 (Spain);
Running time	127 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Magical Girl is a 2014 Spanish neo-noir film directed by Carlos Vermut.^[1] The film was screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2014 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Shell.^[2] ^[3] It won the Goya Award for Best Actress for Bárbara Lennie at the 29th Goya Awards ceremony.

Premise[]

Luis (played by Luis Bermejo), an unemployed literature teacher, tries to fulfill the last wish of his 12-year-old daughter Alicia (Lucía Pollán), who's terminally ill of cancer: owning the official costume of anime series Magical Girl Yukiko. The elevated price of the costume makes Luis get into an unusual and obscure chain of blackmails that involves Damián (José Sacristán) and Bárbara (Bárbara Lennie), to changing their lives forever.

Cast[]

Luis Bermejo as Luis
José Sacristán as Damián
Bárbara Lennie as Bárbara
Israel Elejalde as Alfredo
Lucía Pollán as Alicia
Elisabet Gelabert as Ada
Miquel Insua as Oliver
Teresa Soria Ruano as Adela
David Pareja as Javier
Eva Llorach as Laura
Lorena Iglesias as Psychologist
Marisol Membrillo as Marisol
Julio Arrojo as Driver
Alberto Chaves as Shopkeeper
Julián Génisson as Jewellery shop assistant
Marina Andruix as Bárbara child
María Martín Cuevas as Baby

Influences on the film[]

Carlos Vermut had stated that the film bears the influence influenced of the popular dark magical girl anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Carlos stated he liked the story in Madoka and that "[he] received inspiration from the dark part of [....] "Madoka Magica", not just imitating, but matching it with the image I was thinking and putting it in Magical Girl."^[4]

Awards and nominations[]


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2014	62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival	Golden Shell for Best Film		Won	^[5]
2014	62nd San Sebastián International Film Festival	Silver Shell for Best Director	Carlos Vermut	Won	^[5]
2015	20th Forqué Awards	Best Fiction Picture		Nominated	^[6]
		Best Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Won
		Best Actor	José Sacristán	Nominated
	2nd Feroz Awards	Best Drama Film		Nominated	^[7]
		Best Director	Carlos Vermut	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Carlos Vermut	Won
		Best Main Actor	Luis Bermejo	Nominated
		Best Main Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	José Sacristán	Won
		Best Trailer		Nominated
		Best Film Poster		Won
	29th Goya Awards	Best Film		Nominated	^[8]
		Best Director	Carlos Vermut	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Carlos Vermut	Nominated
		Best Actor	Luis Bermejo	Nominated
		Best Actress	Bárbara Lennie	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	José Sacristán	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Israel Elejalde	Nominated

References[]

^ "Magical Girl" (in Spanish). AQUÍ Y ALLÍ FILMS. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
^ "Magical Girl". TIFF.net. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^ "San Sebastian: 'Magical Girl' Wins Golden Shell". Hollywood Reporter. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
^ "映画『マジカル・ガール』インタビューまどマギが与えた影響とは？". kai-you. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
^ "Palmarés de la 62 edición del Festival de San Sebastián". Festival de San Sebastián (in Spanish). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
^ Morales Fernández, Clara (12 January 2015). "Los Premios Forqué coronan a 'La isla mínima'". El País.
^ "Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
^ "Candidaturas - Magical Girl". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.

External links[]

Magical Girl at IMDb

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[1] "Magical Girl" (in Spanish). AQUÍ Y ALLÍ FILMS. 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-05-15.

[2] "Magical Girl". TIFF.net. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

[HWR-3] "San Sebastian: 'Magical Girl' Wins Golden Shell". Hollywood Reporter. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.

[4] "映画『マジカル・ガール』インタビューまどマギが与えた影響とは？". kai-you. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

[5] "Palmarés de la 62 edición del Festival de San Sebastián". Festival de San Sebastián (in Spanish). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

[6] Morales Fernández, Clara (12 January 2015). "Los Premios Forqué coronan a 'La isla mínima'". El País.

[7] "Lista de nominados a los Premios Feroz 2015". Premios Feroz (in Spanish). 17 December 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

[8] "Candidaturas - Magical Girl". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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