Your Next Life

Your Next Life (Spanish: La vida que te espera) is a 2004 Spanish rural thriller and romantic drama film directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. It stars Juan Diego, Luis Tosar and Marta Etura alongside Clara Lago, Celso Bugallo and Víctor Clavijo.

Your Next Life
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa vida que te espera
Directed byManuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGonzalo Berridi
Edited byJosé Salcedo
Music byXavier Capellas
Production
companies
Distributed byAlta Classics
Release dates
  • 30 January 2004 (2004-01-30) (Spain)
  • 9 February 2004 (2004-02-09) (Berlinale)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot is set in northern Spain. Over a cow-related row also involving the Severo's kidnapping of Val (Gildo's daughter), Gildo kills Severo. Val and Rai (Severo's son, unbeknownst of the identity of his father's killer) fall romantically for each other.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Ángeles González Sinde alongside Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón.[3] The film was produced by Tornasol Films, Continental Producciones and TVG with the participation of TVE, Canal+.[1] It was shot in Valle del Pas,[4] Cantabria.

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics,[1] Your Next Life opened in Spanish theatres on 30 January 2004. It also screened at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival's main competition on 9 February 2004.[5]

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety described the film as "an enjoyably intense rural murder drama-cum-romancer set in the remote Valle de Pas in northern Spain", being "superior anthropology and, for its first hour, superior cinema, too", with "first-class perfs, sore-eyes scenery and solid production values".[1]

The review in Fotogramas highlighted the veracity of the film's characters and its actors, also assessing that whereas "Clara Lago confirms herself as an adult actress when she is still a child, Marta Etura is simply sensational".[6]

Accolades
Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
20053rd Mestre Mateo AwardsBest FilmNominated[7][8]
Best DirectionManuel Gutiérrez AragónNominated
Best ActorJuan DiegoNominated
Luis TosarNominated
Best ActressMarta EturaWon
Best Supporting ActorCelso BugalloNominated
Best ScreenplayÁngeles González Sinde, Manuel Gutiérrez AragónWon
Best ScoreXavier CapellasNominated
Best EditingJosé SalcedoNominated
Best Art DirectionFélix MurciaNominated
18th European Film AwardsPeople's Choice Award for Best ActorLuis TosarNominated[9][10]

See also

References
  1. Holland, Jonathan (29 January 2004). "Your Next Life". Variety.
  2. "Your Next Life". Latido Films. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. Fernández Santos, Ángel (30 January 2004). "Asperezas de seda". El País.
  4. Krauthausen, Ciro; Ruiz Mantilla, Jesús (2 December 2003). "Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón concursará en Berlín con 'La vida que te espera'". El País.
  5. Galán, Diego (10 February 2004). "División de opiniones ante 'La vida que te espera', de Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón". El País.
  6. "La vida que te espera". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  7. "Finalistas aos Premios Mestre Mateo 2004" (PDF). Academia Galega do Audiovisual. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. "Gañadores 2005. Premios Mestre Mateo" (PDF). Academia Galega do Audiovisual. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. "European Film Awards 2005 : les nominations". AlloCiné. 14 November 2005.
  10. "EFA Night 2005". European Film Awards. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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