There is a time shortly after becoming disabled when people are at their most vulnerable. The initial shock is over; the realisation of what life will be like from now on is just kicking in. Elena (Paula del Río) has found herself largely unable to move in the aftermath of the car crash that killed her sister. She has a powered wheelchair which she can control herself and her father (Miguel Ángel Jenner) has transformed a country house so that she will be able to move around it. He's relieved not to have lost both his girls and ready to do all he can to make things better for her, but all she can feel is resentment and anger at the unfairness of it all. She hasn't yet learned that this is a waste of energy. She hasn't yet learned that she still wants to live. She's about to get.
- 11/15/2020
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Stars: Paula del Río, Miguel Ángel Jenner, Jordi Aguilar, Ana Terrasa, Irene Terrasa | Written by Yako Blesa, José Luis Montesinos | Directed by José Luis Montesinos
There has been a handful of horror movies with paraplegic characters featuring in main roles. From Franklin in the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to Marty in the Stephen King story Silver Bullet, to the more recent Nica in 2013’s Curse of Chucky. The use of these characters has been mixed but in Jose Luis Montesinos’ feature film debut Ropes he puts the paraplegic character front and centre, in a new and interesting way.
We see Elena after a recent car crash which has left her in a wheelchair and struggling with life on many levels. Be it the car crash itself, the loss that occurred from it, her relationship with her father since or how she is coping with being in a wheelchair. All...
There has been a handful of horror movies with paraplegic characters featuring in main roles. From Franklin in the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to Marty in the Stephen King story Silver Bullet, to the more recent Nica in 2013’s Curse of Chucky. The use of these characters has been mixed but in Jose Luis Montesinos’ feature film debut Ropes he puts the paraplegic character front and centre, in a new and interesting way.
We see Elena after a recent car crash which has left her in a wheelchair and struggling with life on many levels. Be it the car crash itself, the loss that occurred from it, her relationship with her father since or how she is coping with being in a wheelchair. All...
- 10/9/2020
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to José Luis Montesinos’s Spanish-language thriller “Ropes” which world premiered at the Sitges Film Festival.
Represented in international markets by Reel Suspects, “Ropes” follows Elena, a young quadriplegic who is mourning the recent death of her sister and has moved to a country house with her father. While there, she has the help of Athos, a Belgian pastoral dog specially trained to help her. But the creature turns into her worst enemy after contracting a strange disease.
An up-and-coming director, Montesinos previously directed several shorts, including “El Corredor” which won a Goya (Spain’s highest film honor) and was nominated for a European Film Award.
“Ropes,” produced by Arturo Mendiz at Bastian Films and Carles Pastor, will be presented at the European Film Market during the Berlin Film Festival. Written by Montesinos and Yako Blesa, “Ropes” stars Paula del Río (“Retribution”) and Miguel Ángel Jenner.
Represented in international markets by Reel Suspects, “Ropes” follows Elena, a young quadriplegic who is mourning the recent death of her sister and has moved to a country house with her father. While there, she has the help of Athos, a Belgian pastoral dog specially trained to help her. But the creature turns into her worst enemy after contracting a strange disease.
An up-and-coming director, Montesinos previously directed several shorts, including “El Corredor” which won a Goya (Spain’s highest film honor) and was nominated for a European Film Award.
“Ropes,” produced by Arturo Mendiz at Bastian Films and Carles Pastor, will be presented at the European Film Market during the Berlin Film Festival. Written by Montesinos and Yako Blesa, “Ropes” stars Paula del Río (“Retribution”) and Miguel Ángel Jenner.
- 1/2/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The French international sales agent has added to its line-up the feature debut by Spanish director José Luis Montesinos, which will have its world premiere at Sitges. Faithful to an editorial line focused on “elevated genre,” French sales agent Reel Suspects, led by Matteo Lovadina, begins sales on Ropes from Spanish director José Luis Montesinos, which will have its world premiere in competition at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival ( 3-13 October). Recognised for his short films, such as El corredor (winner among others of the Goya 2016), Matagatos (2010) and La historia de siempre (2009), which won 132 prize worldwide, José Luis Montesinos has made his feature debut based on a script co-written with Iakes Blesa, and a cast including Paula del Río and Miguel Ángel Jenner, with the Swiss Marc Zumbach as director of photography.The story of Ropes centres on Elena, a young quadriplegic woman...
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