The August Virgin (2019)

Eva is not satisfied with her life. In an act of faith, she decides to stay in Madrid over the summer, when all the other locals leave. August offers her a chance to start from scratch.

Director:

Jonás Trueba

Writers:

Itsaso Arana, Jonás Trueba

Stars:

Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Isabelle Stoffel

5 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Itsaso Arana	...	Eva
Vito Sanz	...	Agos
Isabelle Stoffel	...	Olka
Joe Manjón	...	Joe (as Joe Manjon)
María Herrador	...	María
Luis Alberto Heras	...	Luis (as Luis Heras)
Mikele Urroz	...	Sofía
Naiara Carmona
Simon Pritchard	...	Simon
Violeta Rebollo
Sigfrid Monleón	...	Propietario del piso
Francesco Carril	...	Francesco
David López
Julen Berasategui
Lucía Perlado	...	Lucía

Storyline

On the cusp of turning thirty-three, charming and soft-spoken Eva makes an unorthodox decision. Unlike the majority of her fellow Madrileños, as the otherwise bustling-with-people city of Madrid shuts down for August, the hottest and loneliest month of the year, Eva decides to spend the entire period in the stifling metropolis in search of an opportunity. As a result, yearning for change and to rediscover herself, Eva meanders through the city's streets that teem with seasonal festivals and religious festivities for the Holy Virgin, filling languid days of summer ennui with visits to museums, old friends, and familiar places. Now, all that Eva needs is a revelation to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Will Eva find answers in her intimate journey of soul-searching on the hot month of August?

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Plot Keywords:

summer | madrid spain | female protagonist | four word title | month in title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Leonard Cohen T-shirt that Sofía lends Eva is the same one that appeared in the first film by Jonás Trueba: "Todas las canciones hablan de mí".

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Connections

References Sunrise (1927)

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Soundtracks

Saturno 5
Written and Performed by Los Deformes

User Reviews

Just watch something else.

I want to warn all those who have not watched this movie yet to please avoid wasting more than 2 hours of your lives with this third-rate film. The plot is absurd (staying in your city in August, okay... Moving to another apartment just for the summer?), the situations are forced, the dialogues are unreal, the performances are poor, the tempo is inadequate (the film is way too slow)... The conversations are silly (they sound like teenagers going through their adolescent crisis more than grown 33 years old people discussing about real problems). Hard to tell where the movie is going (if it is going somewhere).

One could say that the film fails in every possible way. The worst movie I have seen in 2019 and (without a doubt) one of the worst of the decade. If the director were not the son of Fernando Trueba, this film would have never been released.

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

21 August 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The August Virgin

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$488,299

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ilusos Films, Los, Comunidad de Madrid, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Color:

Color