Memories of a Burning Body
{{short description|2024 Spanish drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Memories of a Burning Body
| image = Memories of a Burning Body film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|Memorias de un cuerpo que arde}}
| director = Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
| writer = Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
- Estephania Bonnett Alonso }}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Sol Carballo
- Paulina Bernini
- Juliana Filloy}}
| editing = Bernat Aragonés
| cinematography = Andrés Campos Sánchez
| music = Juano Damiani
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Substance Films
- Playlab Films }}
| distributor = Bendita Film Sales
| released = {{Film date|2024|2|19|Berlinale|2024|8|29|Costa Rica|df=yes}}
| runtime = 90 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
- Costa Rica
- Spain}}
| language = Spanish
| gross =
}}
Memories of a Burning Body ({{langx|es|Memorias de un cuerpo que arde}}) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss. The film starring Sol Carballo, Paulina Bernini and Juliana Filloy, portrays the story of Ana, Patricia and Mayela, who, educated in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, found the meaning of femininity through unspoken rules and implicit impositions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.definesubstance.com/cine/memorias-de-un-cuerpo-que-arde/ |title=Memorias de un cuerpo que arde|trans-title=Memories of a Burning Body |website= Sub Stance Films |access-date=8 February 2024|language=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/film/456063/ |title= Memories of a Burning Body |first= Antonella|last= Sudasassi |date=17 January 2024|access-date=8 February 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}
A co-production of Costa Rica and Spain, the film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2024,{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/454943 |title= The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin's Crossing |first= Davide|last= Abbatescianni |date=17 January 2024|access-date=8 February 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}} and won Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film. It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teletica.com/entretenimiento/pelicula-tica-memorias-de-un-cuerpo-que-arde-llega-a-los-premios-oscar-y-goya_366659|title=Película tica "Memorias de un cuerpo que arde" llega a los premios Oscar y Goya|trans-title=Costa Rican film “Memories of a burning body” wins Oscar and Goya awards|first= Angélica |last=Barrantes |date=September 7, 2024|access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=Teletica|language=es}}
Synopsis
Two sexagenarian women, Ana and Patricia, and one septuagenarian woman, Mayela, grew up in a time when sexuality was not discussed or expressed freely as it was considered taboo. They learned to be women from the silent norms and hidden demands of their society. Now they have the courage to share their experiences openly. Their stories are told in a poetic manner: as they narrate their lives off-screen, another woman their age embodies their memories, secrets and desires.
Cast
- Sol Carballo as Woman
- Paulina Bernini as Young Woman
- Juliana Filloy as Girl
- Liliana Biamonte as Mother
- Juan Luis Araya as Husband
- Gabriel Araya as Father
- Leonardo Perucci as Boyfriend
- Cecilia García as Grandmother
Production
The project was selected in the development pitch at the Costa Rica International Film Festival, preselected at the Hubert Bals Fund, Script and Project Development Bright Future and at the San Sebastián Co-production Forum. The co-production of Sub stance Films and Playlab Films is directed by Antonella Sudasassi and co-produced with Estephania Bonnett Alonso.
Filming began in Costa Rica from November 2022.{{cite web|url=https://cimamujerescineastas.es/antonella-sudasassi-rueda-memorias-de-un-cuerpo-que-arde/ |title=Antonella Sudasassi rueda 'Memorias de un cuerpo que arde' |trans-title= Antonella Sudasassi films 'Memories of a body that burns' |website=Cima |date=20 November 2022|access-date=8 February 2024|language=es}} It ended on 18 December 2022, and post-production took place in Spain.{{cite web|url=https://www.latamcinema.com/antonella-sudasassi-rueda-su-segunda-obra-memorias-de-un-cuerpo-que-arde/ |title=Antonella Sudasassi finaliza el rodaje de su segundo film: "Memorias de un cuerpo que arde" |trans-title= Antonella Sudasassi finishes filming her second film: “Memories of a burning body” |website= LatAm cinema |date=11 January 2023|access-date=8 February 2024|language=es}}
Release
Memories of a Burning Body had its world premiere on 19 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Panorama.{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202406760.html#screening_dates |title=Memories of a Burning Body |work=Berlinale |date=6 February 2024 |access-date=8 February 2024}} On 31 October 2024, it was showcased at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival in 'Women’s Empowerment' section.{{Cite web|url=https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/list.html |title= TIFF: Full lineup|website=Tokyo International Film Festival |date=September 25, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024|language=en}}
In January 2024, Tenerife's Bendita Film acquired the international sales rights of the film.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/memories-of-a-burning-body-bendita-film-sales-1235877700/ |title= Berlinale Panorama Title 'Memories of a Burning Body' Swooped On by Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE) |author= Callum McLennan |work= Variety|date= 19 January 2024 |access-date= 8 February 2024 |language=en}} It was commercially released on August 29, 2024, in Costa Rican theaters.{{Cite web |last=Bermúdez |first=José |date=2024-08-22 |title=Memorias de un cuerpo que arde se estrenará en cines de Costa Rica el 29 de agosto |url=https://www.centrodecine.go.cr/2024/08/22/articulo/memorias-cuerpo-arde-se-estrenara-cines-costa-rica-29-agosto |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=Centro Costarricense de Producción Cinematográfica |language=es}}
Reception
File:Goyas 2025 - Equipo Memorias de un cuerpo que arde.jpg.]]
Giorgia Del Don reviewing the film at Berlinale for Cineuropa wrote, "Antonella Sudasassi Furniss’ second feature film is an emancipatory cry uniting different generations of women who have been held back by limits set by the patriarchy."{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/457136/ |title= Review: Memories of a Burning Body|first=Giorgia |last=Del Don |date=20 February 2024|access-date=21 February 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}
=Accolades=
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{IMDb title}}
- [https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202406760.html Memories of a Burning Body] at Berlinale
{{Costa Rican submission for Academy Awards}}
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Costa Rican drama films