The Shame (film)

The Shame (Spanish: La vergüenza) is a 2009 Spanish film directed by David Planell in his feature debut. It stars Alberto San Juan and Natalia Mateo.

The Shame
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa vergüenza
Directed byDavid Planell
Starring
  • Alberto San Juan
  • Natalia Mateo
  • Norma Martínez
  • Marta Aledo
  • Brandon Lastra
  • Esther Ortega
CinematographyCharly Planell
Edited byDavid Pinillos
Music byChristopher Slaski
Production
company
Avalon PC
Distributed byAvalon
Release dates
  • 17 April 2009 (2009-04-17) (Málaga)
  • 30 April 2009 (2009-04-30) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

An upper-middle class couple formed by Pepe and Lucía decide to "return" a child originally from Peru (Manu) whom they have fostered.[1]

Cast

Production

The film is an Avalon Films production, with the collaboration of TVE and support from ICAA.[2][4]

Release

The Shame screened as the first film in competition at the 12th Málaga Film Festival in April 2009.[5] Distributed by Avalon,[2] it was theatrically released in Spain on 30 April 2009.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the "thought-provoking" debut film to be a "solid drama" "buoyed by a well-observed script and alert perfs", although "much good work is undone by a rushed, soapy final reel".[2]

Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that Planell manages to "stir with anger our social and family conscience".[6]

Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a "lucid naturalistic chronicle of a couple in ideological crisis".[7]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200912th Málaga Film FestivalGolden BiznagaWon[8][9]
Best Original ScreenplayDavid PlanellWon
201024th Goya AwardsBest New DirectorDavid PlanellNominated[10]
19th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actress in a Secondary RoleMarta AledoNominated[11][12]

See also

References
  1. Leinaweaver, Jessaca B. (2017). "The Unsustainability of Transnational Adoption in La Vergüenza". Adoption & Culture. The Ohio State University Press. 5: 34. doi:10.1353/ado.2017.0009.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (11 May 2009). "Shame". Variety.
  3. "David Planell abre el Festival con 'La vergüenza'". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 17 April 2009.
  4. Maldivia, Beatriz (2 March 2008). "Rodajes de febrero del cine español II | Ratones y otros animales". Espinof.
  5. Miranda, Enrique (17 April 2009). "'La Vergüenza': "¿Una película pequeña o grande?"". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
  6. Crespo, Irene (30 April 2009). "La vergüenza". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  7. Vall, Pere (15 April 2009). "La vergüenza. Para consumidores de operas primas intensas". Fotogramas.
  8. Holland, Jonathan (27 April 2009). "'Shame' wins top prize at Malaga". Variety.
  9. Ríos Pérez, Sergio (27 April 2009). "The Shame takes Malaga by storm". Cineuropa.
  10. "La vergüenza". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  11. "Premios Unión de Actores: Nominados". Fotogramas. 4 February 2010.
  12. "Cultura Los repartos de 'La señora' y 'Gordos', de TVE, arrasan en los premios de la Unión de Actores". rtve.es. 30 March 2010.
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