The Coffee Table

The Coffee Table (Spanish: La mesita del comedor, lit. 'The dining room's small table') is a 2022 Spanish black comedy[1] film directed by Caye Casas which stars David Pareja and Estefanía de los Santos.

The Coffee Table
SpanishLa mesita del comedor
Directed byCaye Casas
Starring
Production
companies
  • La Charito Films
  • Alhena Production
  • Apocalipsis Producciones
Release date
  • 30 November 2022 (2022-11-30) (PÖFF)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot follows a couple formed by María and Jesús who buys a tacky table, a move that proves to be their worst decision ever.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was produced by La Charito Films alongside Alhena Production and Apocalipsis Producciones.[4] It was shot in Terrassa.[2] The helmer pitched his film as "an uncomfortable, politically incorrect film with extremely black humor and a brutal tragedy".[2]

Release

The film was presented in the 'Rebels with a Cause' slate of the 2022 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).[5] It also made it to the slate of the 2023 Fantaspoa for its Latin-American premiere,[6] and to the 2023 Fantastic Fest lineup for its North-American premiere.[7] MGM Premium boarded rights to the film.[8] Cinephobia Releasing picked up North American rights to the film.[9]

Reception

According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, The Coffee Table has a 80% approval rating based on 10 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[10]

Rafael Motamayor of /Film gave the film a 10 out of 10 rating deeming it to be "one of the bleakest, meanest, most unbearably cruel movies you could ever see".[11]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
202226th Tallinn Black Nights Film FestivalBest Film ('Rebels with a Cause' section)Won[9]
202341st Brussels International Fantastic Film FestivalBest Film ('White Raven' competition)Won[12]

See also

References
  1. Hopewell, John (16 May 2023). "Top Catalan Titles at Cannes". Variety.
  2. "El director de Terrassa Caye Casas estrena "La mesita del comedor" a Tallinn". Diari de Terrassa. 23 November 2022.
  3. Vall, Pere (26 April 2023). "El director Caye Casas se lleva el prestigioso premio White Raven". Mon Terrassa.
  4. Suárez, Marta (29 April 2023). "La Charito Films logra un gran éxito en la 41ª edición del Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival". Qué!.
  5. Vall, Pere (12 December 2022). ""La mesita del comedor": la comedia será cruel o no será". Fotogramas.
  6. Mack, Andrew (8 March 2023). "Fantaspoa 2023: First Wave of This Year's Lineup, Festival Finally Returning to In-Person". Screen Anarchy.
  7. Complex, Valerie (15 August 2023). "Fantastic Fest Sets 2023 Lineup; Legendary Pictures' 'The Toxic Avenger' To Open, Blumhouse Horror Comedy 'Totally Killer' Closes; Angus Cloud Pic In Mix". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. Leffler, Rebecca (12 May 2023). "MPM Premium boards 'The Coffee Table And Raoni: An Unusual Friendship' (exclusive)". ScreenDaily.
  9. Mack, Andrew (7 July 2023). "The Coffee Table: Spanish Dark Comedy Horror Acquired by Cinephobia Releasing For North America". ScreenAnarchy.
  10. "The Coffee Table". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. Motamayor, Rafael (24 September 2023). "The Coffee Table Review: An Unbearably Cruel Dark Comedy Everyone And No One Should Experience [Fantastic Fest 2023]". Slashfilm.
  12. Engelen, Aurore (24 April 2023). "Halfway Home bags the Silver Méliès at the BIFFF". Cineuropa.
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