Teresa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaula Ortiz
Screenplay by
  • Paula Ortiz
  • Javier García Arredondo
Based onLa lengua en pedazos
by Juan Mayorga
Produced by
  • Alex Lafuente
  • Valérie Delpierre
Starring
CinematographyRafa García
Production
companies
  • Bluebird Films
  • Inicia Films
  • La Lengua en Pedazos AIE
  • Nu Boyana Portugal
Distributed byBTeam Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) (Seminci)
  • 24 November 2023 (2023-11-24) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Portugal
LanguageSpanish

Teresa is a 2023 drama film directed by Paula Ortiz based on the play La lengua en pedazos by Juan Mayorga starring Blanca Portillo and Greta Fernández as the title character opposite to Asier Etxeandia, the Inquisitor.

Plot

The plot follows the dialectic duel between mystic nun Teresa of Ávila and an inquisitor, delving into the former's life memories and beliefs.[1]

Cast

Production

The screenplay is an adaptation of Juan Mayorga's play La lengua en pedazos, which was in turn developed by Mayorga upon bits of Teresa of Ávila's El libro de la vida, written by the mystic toward 1588.[7] The film was produced by Bluebird Films, Inicia Films, and La Lengua en Pedazos AIE alongside Nu Boyana Portugal,[8] and it had the participation of RTVE, Orange and Aragón TV and funding from ICAA and ICEC.[5] Shooting locations included Jaca.[5]

Release

The film screened out of competition at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 23 October 2023.[9][10] It also made it to the official selection competition of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) for its international premiere.[11][12] Distributed by BTeam Pictures,[13] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 24 November 2023.[14]

Reception

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

Accolades

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
2023
29th Forqué AwardsBest Actress in a FilmBlanca PortilloNominated[16]
2024
 11th Feroz Awards'Arrebato' Special Award (Fiction)Pending[17]
79th CEC MedalsBest Adapted ScreenplayPaula Ortiz, Javier García ArredondoPending[18]
Best ActressBlanca PortilloPending

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bermejo, Andrea G. (28 May 2020). "Paula Ortiz ('La novia') rodará 'Teresa' una película sobre Santa Teresa de Jesús". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Tsanis, Magdalena (20 August 2022). ""Santa Teresa de Jesús tiene hoy una modernidad apabullante"". Diario de Sevilla. Grupo Joly.
  3. 1 2 "Teresa" (PDF). Cines Verdi. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Teresa". Seminci. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Concluye el rodaje de 'Teresa', tercer largometraje de Paula Ortiz". Audiovisual451. 6 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Hospido, Gema (23 November 2023). "'Teresa', la poética película de Paula Ortiz que toca el cielo". Glamour.
  7. ↑ Muñoz, Fernando (23 August 2022). "Santa Teresa ya vuela de mano de Paula Ortiz". ABC.
  8. ↑ "Official Section will premiere out of competition the new featufe films by Paula Ortiz, Patricia Ortega, Patricia Font and Lone Scherfig". Seminci. 24 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Seminci 2023: las películas españolas más destacadas que se verán en el festival". Cinemanía. 23 August 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  10. ↑ "Paula Ortiz exprime en su último filme las dudas de Santa Teresa de Jesús". EFE. 23 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official Selection Competition out now". PÖFF. 13 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Dalton, Ben (13 October 2023). "Tallinn Black Nights completes main competition with 16 further titles including 11 world premieres". ScreenDaily.
  13. ↑ "'Teresa', la nueva película de Paula Ortiz, se rodará este verano". Camera and Light Mag. 4 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Las 111 películas españolas que más esperamos en 2023". Fotogramas. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Medina, Marta (21 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023: niños robados, sexualidad femenina y monjas, muchas monjas". El Confidencial.
  16. ↑ Abenia, Enrique (17 December 2023). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  17. ↑ "Los Feroz anuncian los candidatos al Premio Arrebato 2024". La Vanguardia. 14 December 2023.
  18. ↑ "Candidaturas de los Premios del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, Medallas CEC". Decine21. 28 December 2023.
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