Chaotic Ana (2007)

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 win & 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 | male nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Alicia Produce (Spain) Official site [Spain]

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

Featured in Videofobia: El visitante del más allá (2015)

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Soundtracks

Tiempo y silencio
Performed by Cesária Évora and Pedro Guerra

User Reviews

The most intense movie I've ever seen

I have been lucky to see Julio Medem's films at several film festivals over the years and he always manages to captivate his audience. I was fortunate enough to attend the UK premiere of his new masterpiece Caotica Ana at the London Film Fstival recently. He is arguably one of Spain's all time most important film makers, for example Stanley Kubrick said that Medem's "The Red Squirrel" was one of his all time favourite films and Steven Spielberg offered Medem the chance to direct "Zorro", which he later turned down to spend more time developing his own movies.

Caotica Ana is one of Medem's best films to date, beautifully filmed, beautifully acted and with an intensely captivating story of reincarnation and never ending love. Manuela Velles as Ana is enchanting and lights up the screen, Charlotte Rampling turns in a good performance in her first ever Spanish speaking role, Bebe provides much laughter and Asier Newman is simply hypnotic, exuding vulnerability and charisma. Sequences are at times "Chaotic" as per the title but are necessary to build emotional attachment to the story. The change between chaos and calm being personified in many ways through Ana's final journey to New York by boat, travelling on stormy and more tranquil waters. Overall a must see movie, very different to anything you have ever seen before and a real homage to the importance of women in society throughout the ages.