Febrer (2004)

A metaphorical tale about pain and loss. Sela, a famous writer, committed suicide. Lars, her ex-lover, tries to find out why she did it. In the process, he discovers an unknown world of feelings and sense of guiltiness.

Director:

Sílvia Quer

Writers:

Lluïsa Cunillé (screenplay), Eduard Márquez (novel)

Stars:

Julio Manrique, Laura Conejero, Adolfo Fernández

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julio Manrique	...	Lars
Laura Conejero	...	Sela
Adolfo Fernández	...	Stefan
Nacho Fresneda	...	Edmond
Mercedes Sampietro	...	Helga
Elizabeth Cervantes	...	Cristina
Nilo Mur	...	Jose
Eric Bonicatto	...	Encarregat de l'hotel
Celso Bugallo	...	Vell de l'hotel
Berta Errando	...	Dona del Lars
Fèlix Pons	...	Cambrer del drugstore
Francesc Hilari	...	Nen del rellotge
Ignasi Martín	...	Nen del parc
Georgina Amorós	...	Nena del parc
Gemma Julià	...	Dona Videomaton

Storyline

A metaphorical tale about pain and loss. Sela, a famous writer, committed suicide. Lars, her ex-lover, tries to find out why she did it. In the process, he discovers an unknown world of feelings and sense of guiltiness.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Catalan

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (Spain)

Filming Locations:

Barberà del Vallès, Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC), ICF Institut Català de Finances, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Rewind someone else's memory

This movie deals with death and digital afterlife.

A woman dies in her forties but leaves hundreds of video and cassette tapes of her life recorded. The main character is an ex boyfriend from time past who watches and listens to every tape to cope with her death and his own sorrow. He amongst other boyfriends appears on the tapes. And through the tapes he gets to know her and even himself much better than he did before.

The originality of this movie resides in the technical aspects. So when the action takes place inside her flat -the same flat where he is viewing the tapes- the image blurs into blue and white as if we were watching a surveillance camera, but when we listen to her tapes we do get a proper flashback of the place she was in.

The soundtrack, though minimalist, adds up to the nauseating atmosphere of nostalgia with an unmistakable repetitive tune.

But in the end the fragmented bits and pieces collected together don't make much sense. This movie lacks warmth and does not charm the viewer.