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V.O.S.

  • 20092009
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
205
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POPULARITY
216,626
9,410
V.O.S. (2009)
Comedy
A game between four characters. A comedy about love and friendship. A film about the great lie of story telling that moves between reality and fiction.A game between four characters. A comedy about love and friendship. A film about the great lie of story telling that moves between reality and fiction.A game between four characters. A comedy about love and friendship. A film about the great lie of story telling that moves between reality and fiction.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
205
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
216,626
9,410
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Cesc Gay
    • Writers
      • Cesc Gay(screenplay)
      • Carol López(play)
    • Stars
      • Àgata Roca
      • Vicenta N'Dongo
      • Andrés Herrera
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Cesc Gay
    • Writers
      • Cesc Gay(screenplay)
      • Carol López(play)
    • Stars
      • Àgata Roca
      • Vicenta N'Dongo
      • Andrés Herrera
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    • 1User review
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Paul Berrondo, Andrés Herrera, and Vicenta N'Dongo in V.O.S. (2009)
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    Àgata Roca
    • Clara
    Vicenta N'Dongo
    Vicenta N'Dongo
    • Vicky
    Andrés Herrera
    Andrés Herrera
    • Ander
    Paul Berrondo
    Paul Berrondo
    • Manu
    Esther Cifuentes
    • Infermera
    Emilià Carilla
    • Estilista
    • (as Emilià Carrilla)
    Estel Solé
    • DJ
    Anna Gras-Carreño
    • Atrezzista
    • (as Anna Gras)
    Ernesto Jordán
    • Atrezzista
    Jose Novoa
    • Ambientador
    Oriol Freixenet
    • Cap Producció
    Mireia Llinàs
    • Ajudant Direcció
    Dani Piqué
    • Auxiliar Producció
    Elisabet Lloret
    • Ajudant Producció
    Salvador Ferrer
    • Construcció
    • (as Salva Ferrer)
    Paula Vecchie
    • Maquilladora
    Joan Vives
    • Fotofixa
    Miquel Diaz
    • Microfonista
    • Director
      • Cesc Gay
    • Writers
      • Cesc Gay(screenplay)
      • Carol López(play)
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      Written by Chico Novarro

      Performed by Andrés Calamaro

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    Top review
    7/10
    Sui generis romantic comedy
    V. O. S. is a sui-generis romantic comedy directed by Spanish film maker Cesc Gay and based on the eponymous stage play. The movie is bilingual, spoken both in Spanish and Catalan, with a few sentences in Basque, and has a broken narrative with mirror-like happenings. It is a movie within a movie that shows the filming of the relationship and love story of two couples, who are the actors in the movie; they are playing both their own past personal story, the writing of the same, and its filming.

    Agata Roca plays Clara, a single independent woman who says that she wants independence and an independent relationship but thrives for a traditional love story. Paul Berrondo plays Manu, Clara's best friend and father to be of her first child, who is sure about their relationship. Andres Herrera is Anders, Manu's best friend, a freelance movie-writer and University teacher in a traditional relationship but unwilling to commit. Vicenta N'Dongo is Vicky, Ander's down to earth committed and serious girlfriend, who tries to step forward in their relationship. All of them play their respective roles with great freshness and empathy with their characters. The participation of the filming crew as themselves adds lots of charm to the movie, as they are incorporated into the story and not presented as mere workers.

    The movie is very enjoyable, engaging and fresh, but also confusing. The main downs of the movie are three. The first is that the story is too theatrical, the weight of the studio around being overly present, and one feels the need for more characters or more interaction with the outdoors and with other characters. Do these characters have families, friends, etc.? The second, and most important, is that the fringes between the three story-within-the-story moments are not clearly defined since the beginning, and it takes a bit too long for the viewer to realize which part is which. Until that "Oh! that is it" moment happens, the movie feels charmingly absurd but also pretentious. It can easily discourage mainstream viewers.

    Finally, the drawing of the characters is a bit stereotypical. On one hand, it really highlights many of the problems that settled couples find in their mid 30s and the contradictions of human relationships. However, one wonders what are all these people, who are not actors, filming a movie about their lives? Seems a bit bizarre and not believable. Like a lack of internal logic, or lack of explanation of the same.

    Despite everything, I found the movie very enjoyable and intriguing, a mix between a Hollywood love story and one of Charlie Kauffman's approaches to film making and film writing. Original, fresh and entertaining.
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    • Release date
      • July 10, 2009 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • Official (Spain)
    • Languages
      • Catalan
      • Spanish
      • Basque
    • Also known as
      • V.O.S.: Versión original subtitulada
    • Filming locations
      • Arenys de Munt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Catalan Films & TV
      • Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)
      • Impossible Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $272,271
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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