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The life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening t... Read allThe life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening their livelihood.The life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening their livelihood.
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This movie is so much more than just a "Spanish family drama". Between somewhere warm, welcoming and cold, harsh and melancholic. The family perfectly portrays the generational changes and different problems through a persons lifetime. Also seemingly stands tall against globalisation and "greenwashing". The solar panels in my reading represent the end of the era of human labour, and also points out the flaws of the new green movements.
I could go on for hours about the minor details, but let me conclude my thoughts in one simple sentence: A complete masterpiece that has its own flaws and unique features.
Considering that this is the second movie of Carla Simòn, I can assume that she will get even better at directing.
Whatever happens, I'll keep my eyes on her work from now on!
I could go on for hours about the minor details, but let me conclude my thoughts in one simple sentence: A complete masterpiece that has its own flaws and unique features.
Considering that this is the second movie of Carla Simòn, I can assume that she will get even better at directing.
Whatever happens, I'll keep my eyes on her work from now on!
A very personal european family drama that unleashed inside of me an incredibly heart-warming feeling of nostalgia that draw a smile on my face ear to ear for multiple times during the movie.
It's a very quiet movie, you can almost feel every sound of nature during the lines of dialogue, and when no-one is speaking you hear the birds chirping, the peaches falling from the trees and the children laughing and running around the house.
More than a movie experience this feels like you're put inside their family situations and there's some little cute moments where you can't do nothing but feel joy when you know you've already been in the exact same spot - right there picking up figs from the tree with your grandfather.
Its simplistic hangout movie format truly does a lot in favor of the almost documentarian final result and the sincere, raw and honest performances are the cherry on top of this very fluffy peach cake that Alcarràs is. A giant heads up for the child actors. I didn't believe for a single second that they were acting, it really felt like they were just living their lives and having fun.
Besides that Carla Simón's latest project also serves as a subtle critique to the current state of the agricultural industry in spain and the underpayment of the house-farm workers due to the big companies that monopolize the market.
I really appreciated Alcarràs for staying truthful to what it proposed to be - a beautiful and somewhat tragic story of a family that managed to hang toghether through their roughest times.
It's a very quiet movie, you can almost feel every sound of nature during the lines of dialogue, and when no-one is speaking you hear the birds chirping, the peaches falling from the trees and the children laughing and running around the house.
More than a movie experience this feels like you're put inside their family situations and there's some little cute moments where you can't do nothing but feel joy when you know you've already been in the exact same spot - right there picking up figs from the tree with your grandfather.
Its simplistic hangout movie format truly does a lot in favor of the almost documentarian final result and the sincere, raw and honest performances are the cherry on top of this very fluffy peach cake that Alcarràs is. A giant heads up for the child actors. I didn't believe for a single second that they were acting, it really felt like they were just living their lives and having fun.
Besides that Carla Simón's latest project also serves as a subtle critique to the current state of the agricultural industry in spain and the underpayment of the house-farm workers due to the big companies that monopolize the market.
I really appreciated Alcarràs for staying truthful to what it proposed to be - a beautiful and somewhat tragic story of a family that managed to hang toghether through their roughest times.
Alcarràs. I can say it in two ways: very good film and I really liked it.
It's a sad but especially tender movie.
For me, as I am from Barcelona, this movie is clearly a western in which the family, the land and work are the same thing. And fruit, and love.
And It is also a beautiful movie, natty, warm and pleasant which portrays in a soft manner the strength that rural life requires.
Its language is fresh, direct and very honest.
Full of things simply explained without becoming sentimental, it speaks of something that is lost, that has been snapped up.
I like the children's role in it. It doesn't become burdensome, as is usually the case with children's performances, it is nice and funny but without going overboard.
A balsamic drama very sweet in form but bitter in content.
It is frankly fair the existance of such a good fictional film set in that rural reality.
It's a sad but especially tender movie.
For me, as I am from Barcelona, this movie is clearly a western in which the family, the land and work are the same thing. And fruit, and love.
And It is also a beautiful movie, natty, warm and pleasant which portrays in a soft manner the strength that rural life requires.
Its language is fresh, direct and very honest.
Full of things simply explained without becoming sentimental, it speaks of something that is lost, that has been snapped up.
I like the children's role in it. It doesn't become burdensome, as is usually the case with children's performances, it is nice and funny but without going overboard.
A balsamic drama very sweet in form but bitter in content.
It is frankly fair the existance of such a good fictional film set in that rural reality.
Yesterday I went to the theater with my girlfriend to watch this film which I didn't know anything about. And from the very beginning I was surprised with the quality of it. Everything was masterfully done. The set, the camera angles, the performances, the characters, the dialogues, the plot... All was highly realistic and beautiful at the same time. 100% recommended.
See the emotional perspectives of a family owned apple farm and realize the absolute beauty of mundanity and ordinarity in such lives. The work, play, tradition and love being portrayed is done masterfully through calm and strong integrity. It is not often one stumbles across a film so well-crafted with a clear sense of motivation and devotion. I personally really liked this one.
Each character is represented as they are, in regard to themselves, their environment and who they represent. The subtility of the distractions one faces as uncertainty slowly corrupts parts of their lives and how they live as a result.
The one rave scene was tastefully portrayed and I'm happy to see some hakken.
Each character is represented as they are, in regard to themselves, their environment and who they represent. The subtility of the distractions one faces as uncertainty slowly corrupts parts of their lives and how they live as a result.
The one rave scene was tastefully portrayed and I'm happy to see some hakken.
Did you know
- TriviaThe cast was made up of the inhabitants from the region. The only professional cast member was the director's sister who played the part of the sister from Barcelona.
- ConnectionsFeatures Je signe avec du plomb... Garringo (1972)
- SoundtracksLa Patrona
Written by Lao Ra (as Laura Carva Jalino), Grace Tither, Jose Rayo Gibo Antonio, Peter Jarrett, and Pablo Alfonso Fierro Repetto
Performed by Lao Ra
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $41,093
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,210
- Jan 8, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $3,358,187
- Runtime
- 2h(120 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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