Leading Barcelona production-distribution company Filmax has picked up the international rights to “Ama,” the directorial debut of Spain’s Julia de Paz Solvas. The mother-daughter drama bowed at Spain’s 24th Malaga Film Festival this week, where it plays in official competition. Filmax releases the feature theatrically in Spain on July 16.
Produced by La Dalia Films, “Ama” follows a mother, Pepa, and her six-year-old daughter, Leila, who find themselves homeless after they are kicked out from where they were living. Cast adrift, they struggle to find shelter but in the process, form a tight bond that was virtually non-existent before that.
“‘Ama’ looks at motherhood as a human relationship, references of which are, unfortunately, greatly lacking, and shines a light on those women who are facing this task alone, desperately trying not to fall short of the mythicized ideals of motherhood,” said de Paz Solvas.
Newcommer Tamara Casellas leads a...
Produced by La Dalia Films, “Ama” follows a mother, Pepa, and her six-year-old daughter, Leila, who find themselves homeless after they are kicked out from where they were living. Cast adrift, they struggle to find shelter but in the process, form a tight bond that was virtually non-existent before that.
“‘Ama’ looks at motherhood as a human relationship, references of which are, unfortunately, greatly lacking, and shines a light on those women who are facing this task alone, desperately trying not to fall short of the mythicized ideals of motherhood,” said de Paz Solvas.
Newcommer Tamara Casellas leads a...
- 6/10/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
You can tell we’re getting close to Halloween as the month of September has a myriad of great films arriving on VOD platforms that should help get everyone in the ‘spirit’ for every horror fan’s favorite upcoming holiday. The highly anticipated horror comedy Cooties starring Rainn Wilson, Elijah Wood, Leigh Whannell and Alison Pill is finally getting released on September 18th and Scream Factory is kicking off the month with a horror comedy too, the hilarious Bloodsucking Bastards, which arrives on VOD on September 4th.
On September 1st, The Curse of Downers Grove is coming to VOD courtesy of Anchor Bay and on the very same day, Dark Sky Films is releasing the psychological thriller Para Elisa as well. Other notable films hitting VOD in September include Hellions, Contracted Phase II, Some Kind of Hate and Run, Hide, Die.
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On September 1st, The Curse of Downers Grove is coming to VOD courtesy of Anchor Bay and on the very same day, Dark Sky Films is releasing the psychological thriller Para Elisa as well. Other notable films hitting VOD in September include Hellions, Contracted Phase II, Some Kind of Hate and Run, Hide, Die.
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- 8/31/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Reviewed by Jonathan Weichsel
MoreHorror.com
Para Elisa, directed by Juanra Fernandez and starring Ana Turpin and Ona Casamiquela, is a 2012 Spanish film that was released for the first time in the Us on VOD this week, about a student who is kidnapped by a crazy old lady while interviewing for a babysitting gig, and forced to be a doll for the old lady's grown daughter who acts like a child.
If you know anything about my taste in film, then you know that I am pretty much the target audience for a film about a woman who is tied up and forced to be the plaything of another woman, which is why I agreed to watch and review Para Elisa in the first place. But, Para Elisa contains some of the laziest storytelling I have seen in a film in a long time, and I absolutely hated it.
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Para Elisa, directed by Juanra Fernandez and starring Ana Turpin and Ona Casamiquela, is a 2012 Spanish film that was released for the first time in the Us on VOD this week, about a student who is kidnapped by a crazy old lady while interviewing for a babysitting gig, and forced to be a doll for the old lady's grown daughter who acts like a child.
If you know anything about my taste in film, then you know that I am pretty much the target audience for a film about a woman who is tied up and forced to be the plaything of another woman, which is why I agreed to watch and review Para Elisa in the first place. But, Para Elisa contains some of the laziest storytelling I have seen in a film in a long time, and I absolutely hated it.
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- 8/31/2015
- by admin
- MoreHorror
Para Elisa Movie Trailer. Juanra Fernández‘s Para Elisa (2015) movie trailer stars Ana Turpin, Ona Casamiquela, Luisa Gavasa, and Jesús Caba. Para Elisa‘s plot synopsis: “Para Elisa is a terrifying story based on a simple, innocent children’s game. Something that looks naive and harmless turns into the worst nightmare, into the struggle to escape a tragic and expected end, into […]...
- 8/25/2015
- by Marco Margaritoff
- Film-Book
Dark Sky Films will release Juanra Fernandez's debut horror film Para Elisa (For Elisa) on DVD and VOD on September 1st. Desperate for some post-graduation cash, party girl Ana (Ona Casamiquela, Eva) answers a babysitting ad. She arrives for an interview at the elegant home of Diamantina (Luisa Gavasa, Flesh Memories), a former child prodigy pianist who is now an eccentric old woman who collects antique toys and dolls. Ana is disturbed by Diamantina's odd behavior and horrified to discover that her child, Elisa (Ana Turpin, Bandolero), is not a child but rather a deranged woman her own age. Before Ana really understands what's happening, she finds herself trapped in the house and made to serve as Elisa's new toy - a toy that like many...
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- 8/14/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Spanish horror film Para Elisa (For Elisa) will arrive on DVD and VOD on September 1st. But, the DVD-palooza doesn't stop there. Also in this round-up: Honeyspider and Cop Car DVD release details and Howl-o-Scream 2015 details.
Para Elisa: Press Release: "A job at a magnificent house owned by a famous musician seems too good to be true – and it is – in the tension-filled horror film Para Elisa. The acclaimed new Spanish film comes to DVD and VOD on September 1, 2015, from Dark Sky Films.
Desperate for some post-graduation cash, party girl Ana (Ona Casamiquela, Eva) answers a babysitting ad. She arrives for an interview at the elegant home of Diamantina (Luisa Gavasa, Flesh Memories), a former child prodigy pianist who is now an eccentric old woman who collects antique toys and dolls. Ana is disturbed by Diamantina’s odd behavior and horrified to discover that her child, Elisa (Ana Turpin,...
Para Elisa: Press Release: "A job at a magnificent house owned by a famous musician seems too good to be true – and it is – in the tension-filled horror film Para Elisa. The acclaimed new Spanish film comes to DVD and VOD on September 1, 2015, from Dark Sky Films.
Desperate for some post-graduation cash, party girl Ana (Ona Casamiquela, Eva) answers a babysitting ad. She arrives for an interview at the elegant home of Diamantina (Luisa Gavasa, Flesh Memories), a former child prodigy pianist who is now an eccentric old woman who collects antique toys and dolls. Ana is disturbed by Diamantina’s odd behavior and horrified to discover that her child, Elisa (Ana Turpin,...
- 8/14/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
★★☆☆☆If your definition of a good horror film is one that both sickens and nauseates in equal measure, then Juanra Fernández's debut feature and 2013 FrightFest select For Elisa (Para Elisa in the original Spanish) is for you. If, however, you possess even a modicum of good taste, then it's unfortunately not. In order to attend an end of term holiday with her friends, student Ana (Ona Casamiquela) answers an advert on the university notice board for a carer for a mentally handicapped girl named Elisa (Ana Turpin). On arrival at Elisa's home, Ana is greeted by the girl's mother, Diamantina (Luisa Gavasa) who, though welcoming, nonetheless makes Ana feel uneasy from the very beginning.
- 7/2/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Stars: Ana Turpin, Ona Casamiquela, Luisa Gavasa, Jesus Caba, Sheila Ponce | Written and Directed by Juanra Fernandez
Desperate to earn some money student Ana answers a job advert asking for occasional nanny duties. Arriving at apartment 3B in the town square for the job interview, things couldn’t have gone better either… tea, biscuits, nursery rhymes and a healthy hourly rate. But before long Ana realises she has entered a terrifying dark world of obsession and misery. Kept prisoner in a creepy residence, she must try and overcome the deranged diva Diamantina and her strange daughter Elisa to prevent herself from becoming just another possession in the house full of antique toys.
Let’s get this straight, at the outset it would seem that For Elisa is set to share a lot in common with Ti West’s well-regarded slow-burning horror House of the Devil – which itself borrowed a lot...
Desperate to earn some money student Ana answers a job advert asking for occasional nanny duties. Arriving at apartment 3B in the town square for the job interview, things couldn’t have gone better either… tea, biscuits, nursery rhymes and a healthy hourly rate. But before long Ana realises she has entered a terrifying dark world of obsession and misery. Kept prisoner in a creepy residence, she must try and overcome the deranged diva Diamantina and her strange daughter Elisa to prevent herself from becoming just another possession in the house full of antique toys.
Let’s get this straight, at the outset it would seem that For Elisa is set to share a lot in common with Ti West’s well-regarded slow-burning horror House of the Devil – which itself borrowed a lot...
- 6/23/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Lots of horror movies start with a young woman accepting a mysterious offer and living to regret it in seriously unpleasant ways, and here's an interesting new one from Spain known as For Elise (aka Para Elisa and For Elisa, I think). Not many of the components offered here are all that unique or remarkable on their own (more on those in a minute), but it's the combination of story points, suspense moments, and slightly familiar themes that make For Elise such a strangely amusing horror import.
Ana (Ona Casamiquela) needs a job in a hurry, so she applies to work as a caretaker for a mentally-challenged teenager named, you guessed it, Elisa (Ana Turpin). [Aka Elisa] Elise might not be all that much trouble to work with, but Ana quickly realizes that it's the odd girl's ridiculously overprotective and super bossy mother who seems to create all the problems. And then,...
Ana (Ona Casamiquela) needs a job in a hurry, so she applies to work as a caretaker for a mentally-challenged teenager named, you guessed it, Elisa (Ana Turpin). [Aka Elisa] Elise might not be all that much trouble to work with, but Ana quickly realizes that it's the odd girl's ridiculously overprotective and super bossy mother who seems to create all the problems. And then,...
- 11/15/2013
- by Scott Weinberg
- FEARnet
Stars: Ana Turpin, Ona Casamiquela, Luisa Gavasa, Jesus Caba, Sheila Ponce | Written and Directed by Juanra Fernandez
Desperate to earn some money student Ana answers a job advert asking for occasional nanny duties. Arriving at apartment 3B in the town square for the job interview, things couldn’t have gone better either… tea, biscuits, nursery rhymes and a healthy hourly rate. But before long Ana realises she has entered a terrifying dark world of obsession and misery. Kept prisoner in a creepy residence, she must try and overcome the deranged diva Diamantina and her strange daughter Elisa to prevent herself from becoming just another possession in the house full of antique toys.
Let’s get this straight, at the outset it would seem that For Elisa is set to share a lot in common with Ti West’s well-regarded slow-burning horror House of the Devil – which itself borrowed a lot...
Desperate to earn some money student Ana answers a job advert asking for occasional nanny duties. Arriving at apartment 3B in the town square for the job interview, things couldn’t have gone better either… tea, biscuits, nursery rhymes and a healthy hourly rate. But before long Ana realises she has entered a terrifying dark world of obsession and misery. Kept prisoner in a creepy residence, she must try and overcome the deranged diva Diamantina and her strange daughter Elisa to prevent herself from becoming just another possession in the house full of antique toys.
Let’s get this straight, at the outset it would seem that For Elisa is set to share a lot in common with Ti West’s well-regarded slow-burning horror House of the Devil – which itself borrowed a lot...
- 8/14/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
From the press release:
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?
Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.
This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.
The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...
- 6/30/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
A new Spanish language horror film has recently completed through Primer Cinquena. The film is titled For Elisa and a trailer is now available for the film. In the reel, Elisa (Ana Turpin) answers a job advert' for a nanny position. But, the new family is demented and Elisa is forced to fight her way out of a house "full of antique toys." There might be no way out for Elisa as seen in the bloody trailer. For Elisa will release in Spain September 6th. The film does not have a North American distribution date. However, fans of film can preview the film here, with more details to come. Release Date: September 6, 2013 (Spain). Director/writer: Juanra Fernández. Cast: Ana Turpin, Ona Casamiquela, Luisa Gavasa, and Jesús Caba. The trailer for the film is here: *titled Para Elisa in Spain. Source: For Elisa at Jinga Films | | Advertise Here - Contact me...
- 5/30/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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