Official Selection - Competition 2019 / La virgen de agosto / Spain 2019
In the hot summer months, when Madrileños leave their homes in droves to escape the insufferable heat, the centre of Madrid is left abandoned. That is, except for the tourists and a handful of undaunted locals – and those who can’t see the way forward, like Eva, a charming thirty-something. Told with appealing finesse, the story unfolds during the city’s August festivals, when a person’s inner turmoil can be soothed by fleeting encounters and unexpected adventures.
In the hot summer months, when Madrileños leave their homes in droves to escape the insufferable heat, the centre of Madrid is left abandoned. That is, except for the tourists and a handful of undaunted locals – and those who can’t see the way forward, like Eva, a charming thirty-something. Nevertheless, summer’s the best time to find out who we really are. Told with appealing finesse, the story unfolds during the city’s August festivals, when a person’s inner turmoil can be soothed by fleeting encounters, laid-back evening conversations, and unexpected nocturnal adventures. The observationally precise script, delightful particularly in situations where ostensibly nothing much is happening, is a collaborative effort between the film’s director and the actress playing the lead, Itsaso Arana.
Martin Horyna
129 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Jonás Trueba
/ Screenplay Jonás Trueba, Itsaso Arana
/ Dir. of Photography Santiago Racaj
/ Editor Marta Velasco
/ Art Director Miguel Ángel Rebollo
/ Producer Javier Lafuente
/ Production Los ilusos films
/ Coproduction La virgen de agosto AIE
/ Cast Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Joe Manjón, Isabelle Stoffel, Mikele Urroz, Luis Heras
/ Contact Los ilusos films
www: www.losilusosfilms.com
Jonás Trueba (b. 1981, Madrid). Selected filmography: Every Song Is About Me (Todas las canciones hablan de mí, 2010), The Wishful Thinkers (Los ilusos, 2013), The Romantic Exiles (Los exiliados románticos, 2015), The Reconquest (La reconquista, 2016), The August Virgin (2019)
Los ilusos films
Calle Doctor Cornago Nº48 - 2ºB, 28223, Madrid
Spain
Phone: + 34 606 818 818
E-mail: [email protected]
Javier Lafuente
Producer
Jonás Trueba
Producer
Itsaso Arana
Actress, Film Director
Vito Sanz
Actor
Laura Fernadez-Renau
Costume Designer
Miguel Ángel Trudu
Film Editor
Beatriz Navas Valdés
Film Institution Rep.
Tito Rodriguez
Film Institution Rep.
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