Stigmata ( Estigmas )

Stigmata (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Estigmas
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Goya Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
98 min + 28 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Anamorphic Widescreen
Deleted Scenes
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Adán Aliaga

Written By:
Adán Aliaga

Actors:
Lourdes Barba ..... Rita
Morgan Blasco ..... Carlo
Inés Cabot ..... Sor Inés
Martha Carbonell ..... Sor Angustias
Núria Casas ..... Carla
Walter Cots ..... Fabián (as Walter Cots Wanguemert)
Josep Maria Domènech ..... Lia
Carmen Flores ..... Dino
Jaime González ..... Bruno
Carla Gordillo ..... Lorena
Ferran Lahoz
Manuel Martinez
Maribel Martínez
Marieta Orozco
Jaume Pla
José Solaz
Gal Soler
Miguel Such
Alba Yañez

Synopsis:

A hauntingly beautiful and lyrical tale, Adan Aliaga's debut feature is a thoughtful journey into the intertwining realms of faith and character. The story is adapted from Lorenzo Mattotti and Claudio Piersanti's graphic novel, and told through a hulking, gentle giant of a man, Bruno (played by Spanish shotput champion Manuel Martinez), whose sad life is on a downward spiral. He wakes up one morning bleeding from mysterious wounds on his hands, which he questions from a purely physical viewpoint, but which others see as divine signature. Hounded, Bruno flees the city and wanders through the countryside until he finds a traveling fair and falls in love. The stigmata disappear as his life regains some semblance of balance, but a sad turn of events replaces the wounds. Part of the seductive allure of Stigmata is its quietness; Aliaga reveals Bruno's confusion, pain, and eventual transformation through superbly acted physical expression, rather than words, and a deeply referenced Christian mysticism that unfolds throughout the film. A soulful didgeridoo score enhances the sumptuous imagery, filmed in moody, high contrast black and white. Ultimately, Bruno's journey is one of universal ideas, which lead us to our own, larger than life questions-of love, expectation, and redemption.

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