A House with a View of the Sea
Spanish Film Poster
Directed byAlberto Arvelo Mendoza
Written byAlberto Arvelo Mendoza
Release date
January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

A House with a View of the Sea (Spanish: Una casa con vista al mar) is a 2001 black-and-white Venezuelan film directed by Alberto Arvelo, and a Spain-Canada co-production with Venezuela.[1] It was Venezuela's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3] It was first released in Europe in 2003, before its Venezuelan premiere a year later.[4]

It stars Imanol Arias, Gabriel Arcand, and Leandro Arvelo.[5]

ABC describes the film as an "intimate and crude history about the Venezuelan peasants of 1948".[1]

Synopsis

Based on the novel Vincentino Guerrero by Freddy Sosa, it tells the story of a farming family in 1948 Los Andes headed by Tomás Alonso that is broken when his wife dies, leaving him to take care of his son alone. To console him, Tomás gives his son a photograph of his mother by the sea, with the boy developing a fascination for the sea. Tomás struggles with wanting his son to love the farmland and protecting the boy from their richer neighbors.[1]

Cast

Awards

Year Event Category Result Ref
2001 Havana Film Festival Glauber Rocha Award Won [6]
FIPRESCI Award Won
Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva Audience Award Won
2002 Biarritz Film Festival Audience Award Won
Fribourg International Film Festival Audience Award Won
Cartagena Film Festival OCIC Award Won
Cinemanila International Film Festival Special Jury Prize Won
Miami International Film Festival Golden Egret Award Won
Oslo Film Festival Best Latin Film Won
2003 LaCinemaFe Silver Apple Award for Best Film Won

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Una casa con vista al mar (2001) Película - PLAY Cine". abc (in Spanish). 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  2. ^ "51 Countries In Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  3. ^ "74th Academy Awards - Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
  4. ^ "UNA CASA CON VISTA AL MAR". www.grancine.net. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  5. ^ "A House With A View Of The Sea (Una Casa Con Vista Al Mar) (2001)", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2019-08-31
  6. ^ "Una casa con vista al mar | Programa Ibermedia" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-04.

External links


Venezuelan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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