Becoming Ana
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Spanish | La mitad de Ana |
Directed by | Marta Nieto |
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Cinematography | Julián Elizalde |
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Distributed by | Elastica |
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Becoming Ana[1] (Spanish: La mitad de Ana, lit. 'Half of Ana') is a 2024 drama film directed by Marta Nieto (in her directorial debut film), who also stars alongside Noa Álvarez and Nahuel Pérez Biscayart.
Plot
[edit]The plot follows the plight of museum guard Ana, who needs to learn to grapple with her 8-year-old child Son's exploration of self-identity and trans youth.
Cast
[edit]- Marta Nieto[2]
- Noa Álvarez as Son[2]
- Nahuel Pérez Biscayart[2]
- Sonia Almarcha as Blanca[2]
- Lorena López as Patricia[2]
- Pablo Alamá as Pau[2]
- Arnau Comas as Raúl[2]
- Paula Braguinsky as Eva[2]
Production
[edit]Nieto first began to develop the project for her feature film debut in 2019 within the Spanish Film Academy's 'Residencias Academia de Cine' program.[3] As a part of the process, she wrote and directed the short film Son, which screened at the Seminci and LesGaiCineMad.[3] She then joined forces with Beatriz Herzog to write a "bigger, more complex" film.[3] The film is an Elastica and Avalon co-production with Mr Fields and Friends Cinema and Studiocanal,[4] with the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and À Punt and the backing from Ayuntamiento de Madrid, the Madrid regional administration, ICAA and IVC .[1] Julián Elizalde served as director of photography.[5] Shooting locations included Madrid.[6]
Release
[edit]The film had its world premiere at the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 21 October 2024, in competition for the Golden Spike.[7][8] Distributed by Elastica Films,[1] it was scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 13 December 2024.[9] The release date was later set for 10 January 2025.[10]
Reception
[edit]Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that "the uneveness of the situations is constant in a work that is as ambitious as it is difficult to crystallize".[11]
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, billing it as a "a film with strong social and sociological overtones, but which does not rule out a foray into fantasy".[12]
Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated Becoming Ana 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a film that makes a virtue of modesty", "although it runs the risk of seeming too self-absorbed".[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Becoming Ana". Seminci. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (7 January 2025). "Los estrenos del 10 de enero. 'La mitad de Ana'. Ser diferente". Aisge.
- ^ a b c Gael Blando, Darío (14 November 2022). "Marta Nieto: "Más allá de lo normativo, lo estanco y lo binario está la vida"". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Becoming Ana [La mitad de Ana]". Spanish Kaleidoscope. Ministerio de Cultura. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Marta Nieto debuta en la dirección con 'La mitad de Ana', película que también coescribe y protagoniza". Camera and Light Mag. 17 July 2023.
- ^ Fernández, David (22 January 2024). "Madrid tira los precios para convertir la capital en un plató de rodaje: tasa de solo 49 euros por cada solicitud para grabar una serie, película o anuncio". Infobae.
- ^ "Marta Nieto reflexiona como directora sobre las nuevas identidades de género". La Opinión de Murcia. 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Marta Nieto compite con 'La mitad de Ana' por la Espiga de Oro en la Semana Internacional de Cine Valladolid". La Vanguardia. 26 September 2024.
- ^ Vasco Martín-Grande, Marcos (29 August 2024). "De 'La virgen roja' a 'La habitación de al lado': El cine español que queda este 2024". ecartelera.
- ^ "Marta Nieto ('La mitad de Ana') en Fical: "Son los adultos quienes deben aprender a gestionar miedos y dudas"". Europa Press. 19 November 2024.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (10 January 2025). "'La mitad de Ana': identidad de género y esquinazos vitales en una niña y una madre". El País.
- ^ Vall, Pere (10 January 2025). "Crítica de 'La mitad de Ana', el debut como directora de Marta Nieto". Fotogramas.
- ^ Engel, Philipp (10 January 2025). "Crítica de 'La mitad de Ana': la puesta de largo de Marta Nieto como directora". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.