Chaotic Ana (2007)
"Caótica Ana" (original title)

A countdown, 10, 9, 8, 7... until 0, like in hypnosis, through which Ana proves that she does not live alone.

Director:

Julio Medem

Writer:

Julio Medem

Stars:

Manuela Vellés, Charlotte Rampling, Bebe

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Manuela Vellés	...	Ana
Charlotte Rampling	...	Justine
Bebe	...	Linda (as Bebe Rebolledo)
Nicolas Cazalé	...	Said
Asier Newman	...	Anglo
Matthias Habich	...	Klaus
Lluís Homar	...	Ismael
Gerrit Graham	...	Míster Halcón
Raúl Peña	...	Lucas
Giacomo Gonnella	...	Guardaespaldas
Leslie Charles	...	Jovoskaya
Juanma Lara	...	Dueño
Diego Molero	...	Adiestrador
Angel Facio	...	San Juan (as Ángel Faccio)
Antonio Vega	...	Himself

Storyline

The teenager artist Ana is raised in Ibiza by her German father Klaus in a naturalist lifestyle in a cave. One day, she meets a woman called Justine that invites Ana to move to Madrid, offering education and economical support, to live in an old house with other artists having classes of Arts and with the only commitment of studying. Ana befriends her mate Linda (Bebe) and falls in love for the problematic Said, having her first sexual experience with him. After a period together, Said leaves Ana, and then she is hypnotized by Anglo, discovering her past lives and deaths.

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Plot Keywords:

hypnosis | cave | art | ibiza | hawk | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Alicia Produce (Spain) Official site [es]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish Arabic French English

Release Date:

24 August 2007 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Chaotic Ana

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

€9,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alicia Produce, Sogecine, Volcano Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All the paintings by 'Ana' in the film were actually painted by Julio Medem's sister Ana Medem, who died just on the eve of a big exhibition of her work.

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Connections

Referenced in Museo Coconut: El mundo de Julio Medem (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Tiempo y silencio"
Performed by Cesária Évora and Pedro Guerra

User Reviews

Boring and Chaotic Mess

The teenager artist Ana (Manuela Vellés) is raised in Ibiza by her German father Klaus (Matthias Habich) in a naturalist lifestyle in a cave. One day, she meets a woman called Justine (Charlotte Rampling) that invites Ana to move to Madrid, offering education and economical support, to live in an old house with other artists having classes of Arts and with the only commitment of studying. Ana befriends her mate Linda (Bebe) and falls in love for the problematic Said (Nicolas Cazalé), having her first sexual experience with him. After a period together, Said leaves Ana, and then she is hypnotized by Anglo (Asier Newman), discovering her past lives and deaths.

The first work of Julio Meden that I watched was the wonderful "Los Amantes del Círculo Polar" on 29 December 2000. Then, on 10 June 2005, I saw the extremely erotic, weird and confusing but also intriguing "Lucía y el Sexo" that I actually liked. I was looking forward waiting to see another work of this cult director, and I have just watched "Caótica Ana". I found a surrealistic original story, supported by a gorgeous and sexy actress with a lovely smile that exposes her naked body very easily and for free along the feature, and a wonderful cinematography, with beautiful landscapes and scenarios. Unfortunately the screenplay is a boring and chaotic mess, and the conclusion is awful. In the end, "Caótica Ana" is a disappointing movie from a director that I had great expectations. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "Caótica Ana" ("Chaotic Ana")