Obaba (2005)

A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery.

Director:

Montxo Armendáriz

Writers:

Montxo Armendáriz, Bernardo Atxaga (novel)

Stars:

Pilar López de Ayala, Juan Diego Botto, Bárbara Lennie

3 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pilar López de Ayala	...	Maestra
Juan Diego Botto	...	Miguel
Bárbara Lennie	...	Lourdes
Eduard Fernández	...	Lucas
Peter Lohmeyer	...	Ingeniero Werfell
Héctor Colomé	...	Ismael
Pepa López	...	Merche
Txema Blasco	...	Tomás
Iñake Irastorza	...	Begoña
Ryan Cameron	...	Esteban niño
Christian Tardío	...	Manuel
Alejandro Jiménez	...	Ismael niño
Julia Torrens	...	Begoña niña
Vanesa Moñino	...	Merche Niña
Pablo Manjón	...	Tomás niño

Storyline

A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery.

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Plot Keywords:

filmmaker | village | lizard | correspondence | mountain | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany Spain USA France

Language:

Spanish German

Release Date:

16 September 2005 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Obaba - Das Dorf der grünen Eidechse

Filming Locations:

Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España, Animor Studios, Etb (Euskal Telebista)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Guapapaseai"
Written & Performed by Gecko Turner

User Reviews

Muddling.

Although this starts out promisingly, a woman in a car is weaving around dark roads in the middle of the night in the middle of the forest until she almost hits a man holding a lizard! This gave me the impression that we were going to see something special, something almost David Lynchian (if there is such a term), but unfortunately, the film starts to go everyplace, not having a core center, just sort of meandering story about a woman trying to solve a mystery of a small town. The character study goes all over the place, and I couldn't really care for any of the characters it seems, especially when some of the story all of a sudden goes into flashback mode. I had some hopes for this movie, but all in all, it was a bit of a letdown.