Un amor

Un amor
Un amor
	Film poster
Directed by	Isabel Coixet
Screenplay by	Isabel Coixet; Laura Ferrero;
Based on	Un amor; by Sara Mesa
Produced by	Marisa Fernández Armenteros; Sandra Hermida; Belén Atienza;
Starring	Laia Costa; Hovik Keuchkerian; Luis Bermejo; Hugo Silva; Ingrid García-Jonsson; Francesco Carril;
Cinematography	Bet Rourich
Edited by	Jordi Azategui
Production; companies	Buena Pinta Media; Perdición Films; Monte Glauco AIE;
Distributed by	Bteam Pictures
Release dates	26 September 2023 (Zinemaldia); 10 November 2023 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Un amor is a 2023 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet from a screenplay by Coixet and Laura Ferrero based on the novel of the same name by Sara Mesa. It stars Laia Costa and Hovik Keuchkerian.

Plot

Freelance translator Nat settles in the countryside village of La Escapa, finding a hostile environment and a cruel landlord keen on sexist microagressions. Neighbor Andreas, locally dubbed as "the German", awkwardly offers Nat free home repairs in exchange for sexual penetration. Nat, despite early reluctance, ends up accepting, paving the way for a self-consuming passion.[1][2][3][4]

Cast

Laia Costa as Nat[5]
Hovik Keuchkerian as Andreas[5]
Hugo Silva as Piter[6]
Luis Bermejo[7]
Ingrid García-Jonsson as Lara[6]
Francesco Carril as Carlos[6]

Production

Penned by Isabel Coixet and Laura Ferrero, the screenplay is an adaptation of the 2020 novel Un amor by Sara Mesa.[8][7] The film was produced by Buena Pinta Media, Perdición Films and Monte Glauco AIE with the participation of RTVE, TV3, Movistar Plus+, ICAA, and Gobierno de La Rioja.[9] Shooting locations in La Rioja included Nalda, Ribafrecha, and Villalobar.[7]

Release

Un amor was presented in the official selection of the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival on 26 September 2023,[10] in competition for the Golden Shell. Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[7] the film is expected to be released theatrically in Spain on 10 November 2023.[11]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily wrote that the film is sometimes "redolent of Coixet's very best work, rippling outwards to touch upon some fundamental, and eternally gripping, human questions about what love is".[6]

Guy Lodge of Variety considered the film to be a return to form for Coixet while pointing out that it is not an "obvious crowdpleasing fare", because of its "commendably complex" gender politics and its "both frank and occasionally disturbing" study of sex as social currency.[3]

Accolades

Award	Date	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
San Sebastián International Film Festival	30 September 2023	Golden Shell	Un amor	Nominated	[12]
		Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance	Hovik Keuchkerian	Won	[12]
		Feroz Zinemaldia Award	Un amor	Won	[13]

References

Medina, Marta (14 July 2023). "Isabel Coixet, Los Javis y el documental de C. Tangana, entre lo que podrá verse en el Festival de San Sebastián 2023". El Confidencial.
Ntim, Zac (14 July 2023). "San Sebastián Reveals Spanish Titles: Isabel Coixet, Fernando Trueba & Isabel Herguera To Debut New Works". Deadline Hollywood.
Lodge, Guy (27 September 2023). "'Un Amor' Review: An Excellent Laia Costa Brightens Isabel Coixet's Dark Return to Form". Variety.
"Isabel Coixet remueve San Sebastián con "Un amor": "Si hay un terreno que conozco es la intimidad"". eldiario.es. 26 September 2023.
"Un amor". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 16 February 2023.
Holland, Jonathan (25 September 2023). "'Un Amor': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.
Aller, María (30 March 2023). "'Un amor': Así ha rodado Isabel Coixet la adaptación de la novela de Sara Mesa". Fotogramas.
"Isabel Coixet prepara el rodaje de 'Un amor', con la participación de RTVE". rtve.es. 16 February 2023.
""Un amor", la nova pel·lícula d'Isabel Coixet amb la participació de TV3, s'estrenarà al Festival de Sant Sebastià". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 14 July 2023.
Medina, Marta (26 September 2023). "Isabel Coixet: "Las microagresiones cotidianas son las que nos minan como humanos"". El Confidencial.
"Las 111 películas españolas que más esperamos en 2023". Fotogramas. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
Ramón, Esteban (30 September 2023). "Histórica Concha de Oro para Jaione Camborda, primera española en ganar el Festival de San Sebastián por 'O Corno'". rtve.es.
Tinoco, Armando (30 September 2023). "San Sebastian Film Festival Winners: Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Takes Golden Shell For Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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[1] Medina, Marta (14 July 2023). "Isabel Coixet, Los Javis y el documental de C. Tangana, entre lo que podrá verse en el Festival de San Sebastián 2023". El Confidencial.

[2] Ntim, Zac (14 July 2023). "San Sebastián Reveals Spanish Titles: Isabel Coixet, Fernando Trueba & Isabel Herguera To Debut New Works". Deadline Hollywood.

[lodge-3] Lodge, Guy (27 September 2023). "'Un Amor' Review: An Excellent Laia Costa Brightens Isabel Coixet's Dark Return to Form". Variety.

[4] "Isabel Coixet remueve San Sebastián con "Un amor": "Si hay un terreno que conozco es la intimidad"". eldiario.es. 26 September 2023.

[aacce-5] "Un amor". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 16 February 2023.

[holland-6] Holland, Jonathan (25 September 2023). "'Un Amor': San Sebastian Review". ScreenDaily.

[fotogramas-7] Aller, María (30 March 2023). "'Un amor': Así ha rodado Isabel Coixet la adaptación de la novela de Sara Mesa". Fotogramas.

[8] "Isabel Coixet prepara el rodaje de 'Un amor', con la participación de RTVE". rtve.es. 16 February 2023.

[9] ""Un amor", la nova pel·lícula d'Isabel Coixet amb la participació de TV3, s'estrenarà al Festival de Sant Sebastià". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 14 July 2023.

[10] Medina, Marta (26 September 2023). "Isabel Coixet: "Las microagresiones cotidianas son las que nos minan como humanos"". El Confidencial.

[11] "Las 111 películas españolas que más esperamos en 2023". Fotogramas. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[12] Ramón, Esteban (30 September 2023). "Histórica Concha de Oro para Jaione Camborda, primera española en ganar el Festival de San Sebastián por 'O Corno'". rtve.es.

[13] Tinoco, Armando (30 September 2023). "San Sebastian Film Festival Winners: Jaione Camborda's 'The Rye Horn' Takes Golden Shell For Best Film". Deadline. Retrieved 2 October 2023.