Life Marks
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| Spanish | La vida mancha |
| Directed by | Enrique Urbizu |
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| Cinematography | Carles Gusi |
| Music by | Mario de Benito |
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| Distributed by | Alta Films |
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Running time | 107 min |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Life Marks[1] (Spanish: La vida mancha) is a 2003 Spanish drama film directed by Enrique Urbizu, who has also written the screenplay along with Michel Gaztambide, and starring José Coronado, Juan Sanz and Zay Nuba.
Plot
[edit | edit source]Fito and his wife Juana live in the suburbs of Madrid. He drives a truck for a living and has a gambling problem. Daily, he loses money playing poker. One day, his older brother, Pedro who had spent his last years living in London comes back to his homeland and visits Fito's family. This visit will change the life of every member of the family.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- José Coronado as Pedro[2]
- Zay Nuba as Juana[2]
- Juan Sanz as Fito[2]
- Sandro Polo as Jon[2]
- Yohana Cobo as Sara[2]
- Silvia Espigado as Charo[2]
- Alfonso Torregrosa as Larrea[2]
- Enrique Martínez as Visitador[2]
- Gabriel Moreno as Camarero[2]
- May Pascual as Camarera[2]
- Cesáreo Estébanez as Estrada[2]
Production
[edit | edit source]The film was produced by Tornasol Films and Iberrota Films with the participation of TVE, Vía Digital and EITB.[1] Footage was shot in Madrid, specifically in the districts of Fuencarral-El Pardo and Barajas.[3]
Release
[edit | edit source]Distributed by Alta Films,[1] the film was theatrically released on 9 May 2003.[2]
Reception
[edit | edit source]Reviewing for Fotogramas, Fernando Méndez-Leite rated the film with 4 out of 5 stars, considering it a "strange and evocative approach to an intimate story", highlighting the "elegant" mise-en-scène by Urbizu, the boldness of the proposal and Coronado's performance to be the best about the film.[4]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed it to be a "delicately impressive, offbeat drama", writing about the "commanding, impassive presence" of Coronado's performance, contrasting with the exuding "freshness and enthusiasm" by Sanz and Nuba.[1]
See also
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External links
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