Carmina or Blow Up ( 2012 ) ( Carmina o revienta )

Carmina or Blow Up ( 2012 ) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Carmina o revienta
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
Goya Awards
Malaga Spanish Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( DTS 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
70 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Paco León

Written By:
Paco León
Diane Bardinet

Actors:
Carmina Barrios ..... Carmina
María León ..... María
Paco Casaus ..... Antonio León
Ana María García ..... A
Raimundo Carrasco ..... Cobrador del frac
Fran Torres ..... Enferme
Miguel Alcíbar ..... Dr. Casado
José Mari Bizcocho ..... Rocío
Mari Paz Sayago
Guillermo Weickert
Paqui Montoya
Antonio León
Antonio Estrada
Rafael Martín Ortiz
Antonio Adarve

Synopsis:

A 58-year-old bar owner, Carmina (Barrios) sits in her Seville kitchen, chain-smoking and musing on life while feeding the goat that lives with her. Her daughter, spirited single mom Maria (Barrios' real-life daughter, Maria Leon, who was lauded for her perf in Benito Zambrano's 'The Sleeping Voice'), likewise introduces herself to the camera, as does Carmina's ne'er-do-well, heavy-drinking husband, Antonio (Paco Casaus, a family friend). The slim plotline, which takes a backseat to character observation, recounts the story of Carmina's attempts to make up for the money lost after 80 hams were stolen from her bar. Flashbacks recap brief, telling events in Carmina's life, showing her defiance and cunning at sidestepping misfortune. When a debt collector comes, she hits herself over the head with a bottle and accuses him of attacking her. She's taken to the hospital after accidentally drinking a douche solution. According to the helmer, some of these things actually took place, but he's coy about which ones.

In tough times, Spaniards turn to family, which is just what thesp-turned-helmer Paco Leon has done with his distinctive, enjoyable debut, 'Carmina or Blow Up.' Star of the show is Leon's larger-than-life mother, Carmina Barrios, around whom he's built a quirky contraption that's part character study, part faux docu, part homage to the Andalucian picaresque tradition and part lively love letter to Mom.

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