The Open Body

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The Open Body
File:The Open Body poster.png
Theatrical release poster
GalicianO corpo aberto
Directed byÁngeles Huerta
Screenplay by
  • Ángeles Huerta
  • Daniel D. García
Based on"Lobosandaus"
by Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín
Produced by
  • Gaspar Broullón
  • Adrià Monés
  • Ana Costa
  • Sonia Costa
Starring
CinematographyGina Ferrer
Edited bySandra Sánchez
Music byMercedes Peón
Production
companies
  • Fasten Films
  • OlloVivo
  • Cinemate
Distributed byFilmax
Release dates
  • September 2022 (2022-09) (MotelX)
  • 9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
Languages
  • Galician
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish

The Open Body (Galician: O corpo aberto) is a 2022 Gothic folk horror drama film directed by Ángeles Huerta (es) from a screenplay by Huerta and Daniel D. García, based on the story "Lobosandaus" by Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín. It stars Tamar Novas alongside María Vázquez and Victória Guerra. It was primarily shot in Galician and Portuguese.

Plot

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Set in 1909, the plot follows Miguel, a teacher destined to the fictional Galician village of Lobosandaus, in the border between Spain and Portugal.[1][2] After his arrival to the village, he meets with Obdulia, a woman seemingly possessed by the spirit of her sister-in-law Dorinda's former (male) lover. Miguel, a man of reason, begins to question himself about the supernatural.[2]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was written by Ángeles Huerta and Daniel D. García, based on Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín's story "Lobosandaus" (from the book Arraianos).[1] The film is a Spanish-Portuguese co-production by OlloVivo (Galicia), Fasten Films (Catalonia), and Cinemate (Portugal), with support of AGADIC (gl) and ICAA.[5] Shooting locations included Muíños, Lobeira, and Calvos de Randín (all in the Spanish province of Ourense) and the Portuguese villages of Tourém and Pitões (both in Montalegre).[6] It was primarily shot in Galician and Portuguese,[3] also featuring dialogue in Spanish.[7]

Release

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Filmax acquired international rights to the film.[8] The Open Body's festival run included screenings at the Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (MOTELX), the Ourense International Film Festival, the 67th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci), and the 60th Gijón International Film Festival.[2][9] It was released theatrically in Spain on 9 December 2022.[1]

Reception

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Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting Novas (in his best performance to date) as the film's standout while citing's the film's "somewhat cumbersome" narration as a negative point.[10]

Santiago Alverú (ca) of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ stars, summing it up as "an honest search for the ghost of the evil dreamed".[11]

Miguel Anxo Fernández of La Voz de Galicia deemed The Open Body to be "an honest, brave and well-finished film, destined to last", confirming Ángeles Huerta as "a solvent and welcome director" in the scope of fiction.[12]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2021 21st Mestre Mateo Awards Best Film Won [13][14]
Best Director Ángeles Huerta Won
Best Screenplay Ángeles Huerta, Daniel D. García Won
Best Actor Tamar Novas Won
Best Actress María Vázquez Nominated
Victoria Guerra Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Elena Seijo Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Federico Pérez Rey Won
Best Cinematography Gina Ferrer Won
Best Editing Sandra Sánchez Nominated
Best Original Score Mercedes Peón Won
Best Production Supervision Tamara Soto Mato Won
Best Art Direction Antonio Pereira Won
Best Sound Diego Staub, Jordi Rossinyol Won
Best Costume Design Teresa Sousa Won
Best Makeup and Hairstyles Raquel Fidalgo, Noé Montes, María Barreiro Won

See also

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References

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