Eva (I) (2011)

A shy genius is employed by his former university to design robot software.

Director:

Kike Maíllo

Writers:

Sergi Belbel (screenplay), Cristina Clemente (screenplay),

Stars:

Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura, Alberto Ammann

15 wins & 28 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Brühl	...	Alex Garel
Marta Etura	...	Lana Levi
Alberto Ammann	...	David Garel
Claudia Vega	...	Eva
Anne Canovas	...	Julia
Lluís Homar	...	Max
Sara Rosa Losilla	...	Prototipo 519 (as Sara Rosa)
Manel Dueso	...	Profesor (as Manuel Dueso)
Ona Casamiquela	...	Dorotea
Peter Vives	...	Eric
Jordi Díaz	...	Médico
Oscar Valsecchi	...	Camarero
Bernat Saumell	...	Alumno Laboratorio #1
Juan Campavadal	...	Alumno Laboratorio #2
Harris Gordon	...	Policía (as Harris James Gordon)

Storyline

Set in 2041, Alex Garel is a well-known robot programmer who after 10 years returns to his home town to work in his old university when his friend Julia brings him a project to create a new line of robot child. There Alex meets his brother David, Lana (Alex's former lover and David's current wife), and Eva, Alex's 10-years-old niece. Looking for inspiration, Alex asks help Eva to be the muse of the new robot, watching her attitude and behavior during the time they spend together, making emotional tests to configure its personality. The relationship with his niece gives Alex doubts about finishing the project and awakens old feelings for Lana, at the same time he starts suspecting that perhaps the lovely and imaginative Eva is hiding an important secret about Lana and herself.

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Plot Keywords:

university | robot | one word title | future | android | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [es] Official site [fr]

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

28 October 2011 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Eva - Gefühle kann man nicht programmieren

Filming Locations:

Panticosa, Huesca, Aragón, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ España, Canal+, Escándalo Films S.L.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 125203.

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Connections

Featured in Eva: Making Of (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Beautiful Day"
Written by Steve Dudas and Mark Hart

User Reviews

Beautiful story, pleasing to the eye

This movie is a European take on artificial intelligence- less action, more interaction.

I found the special effects in this film beautiful and mesmerizing, just enough to engage the imagination in terms of what a robot could and should be and do...

There are two plots- one is that a software engineer is trying to design the perfect robot for entertainment that is free (can do what it wants) and is looking for inspiration in a girl he meets called Eva, the other is that this software engineer is coming back to an awkward situation involving his brother and an ex-girlfriend of his, whom he worked with. Despite other reviews I found it quite well done how both plots intertwined.

As an audio professional I found some sound parts of the film difficult to stomach, especially the party scene where slow-dancing and speaking at the same time-here rough cuts are clearly audible and it's enough to take away from the great use of David Bowie's music in this scene, a real shame.

Beyond that thought I was very impressed with Brühl, that quatri-lingual dreamboat, whom I have until now only seen on German films. It's rare to find somebody who can master and work in fluency. He's definitely found a new fan in me.