V.O.S (film)

{{Infobox film

| released = {{Film date|2009|07|10|df=yes}}

| director = Cesc Gay

| screenplay = Cesc Gay

| starring = {{ubl|Àgata Roca|Paul Berrondo|Andrés Herrera|Vicenta Ndongo}}

| based_on = {{Based on|V.O.S|Carol López}}

| cinematography = Andreu Rebés

| editing = Frank Gutiérrez

| music = Joan Díaz

| language = {{ubl|Catalan|Spanish|Basque}}

| studio = {{ubl|Imposible Films|Marta Esteban PC|TVC}}

| distributor = Alta Classics

| country = Spain

}}

V.O.S is a 2009 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Cesc Gay adapting the eponymous stage play by Carol López which stars Àgata Roca, Paul Berrondo, Andrés Herrera and Vicenta Ndongo.

Plot

Featuring two women from Barcelona (Clara and Vicky) and two Basque male friends (Manu and Ander), the plot tracks the infatuation of Ander and Clara, the separation of Ander and Vicky and the birth of Clara and Manu's daughter.{{Cite journal|pages=178–179|title=El Cinema de Cesc Gay: Una "Metàfora Morta" Per a un Trajecte Biogeogràfic|journal=Catalan Review|volume=27|doi=10.3828/catr.27.1.173|first=Pepa|last=Novell|year=2013|issn=0213-5949}} The dialogue goes back and forth between Catalan, Spanish and some Basque.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

{{ill|Àgata Roca|es}} as Clara{{Sfn|Novell|2013|p=178}}
{{ill|Paul Berrondo|ca}} as Manu{{Sfn|Novell|2013|p=179}}
Andrés Herrera as Ander{{Sfn|Novell|2013|p=179}}
Vicenta Ndongo as Vicky{{Sfn|Novell|2013|p=178}}

}}

Production

The film is an adaptation of the stage play of the same name by {{ill|Carol López|ca}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/07/07/cultura/1246991204.html|website=El Mundo|first=José Luis|last=Romo|title=Cesc Gay: 'V.O.S. es un reflejo de la situación de Barcelona'}} It was produced by Imposible Films, Marta Esteban PC and TVC with support from ICAA, ICEC and Media Desarrollo.{{cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/tv3/ficcio-i-cinema/una-tarda-de-cine-amb-cesc-gay-i-v-o-s/noticia/2723276/|website=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals|date=19 December 2012|title=Una tarda de cine amb Cesc Gay i "V.O.S"}}

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 10 July 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.granadahoy.com/ocio/Cesc-Gay-entra-comedia-VOS_0_275373149.html|website=Granada Hoy|date=7 July 2009|title=Cesc Gay entra en la comedia con 'V.O.S'}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/portales/alece/registro_pelicula/?id=2006|publisher=Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes|access-date=27 April 2022|title=V.O.S. (Versión Original Subtitulada) · España 2009|work=Adaptaciones de la literatura española en el cine español. Referencias y bibliografía}}

Reception

{{ill|Esteve Riambau|es}} of Fotogramas gave the film 4 out of 5 stars praising the combination of emotion and reflection as the best thing about the film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a331437/vos/|website=Fotogramas|date=15 June 2009|first=Esteve|last=Riambau|title=V.O.S. Para románticos que distingan el cine de la vida}}

Javier Ocaña of El País considered the film to be a failure, assessing that it only contains a few glimpses of Gay's proven filmmaking ability.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2009/07/10/cine/1247176810_850215.html|website=El País|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|date=10 July 2009|title=Fallido '3 y medio'|author-link=Javier Ocaña}}

Premis

| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2009 || rowspan = "2" | 24th Mar del Plata International Film Festival || Best Screenplay || Cesc Gay || {{won}} || rowspan = "2" | {{Cite journal|issue=162|page=18|url=https://www.academiadecine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/revista_academia_cine_162-1.pdf|date=December 2009|journal=Academia|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|location=Madrid|title=Premios}}

| colspan = "2" | Special Jury Mention || {{won}}

| align = "center" rowspan = "2" | 2010 || 65th CEC Medals || Best Supporting Actress || Vicenta Ndongo || {{nom}} || {{Cite web |url=http://cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/2009.htm |website=Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos |access-date=27 April 2022 |title=Medallas del CEC a la producción española de 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801200707/http://cinecec.com/EDITOR/premios/palmares/2009.htm |archive-date=1 August 2020 |url-status=dead}}

| 2nd Gaudí Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || {{nom}} || {{Cite web|url=https://www.academiadelcinema.cat/en/gaudi-awards/ii-gaudi-awards/item/v-o-s?category_id=145|website=Acadèmia del Cine Català|title=V.O.S (Versió Original Subtitulada)}}