53 WINTER DAYS (53 dias de invierno )
By JUDITH COLELL
Spain | 2007 |91 min. | DVD | Spanish
Three individuals come upon a bus station on a winter night. High-school teacher Mila is coping with panic attacks after being assaulted by her students. Celso is failing under the weight of providing for his family. A young cellist is having an affair with her instructor. Opposite the station a car stops; a dog is thrown out. The three witness an act of abandonment which foreshadows their own futures.
AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
9 Nominations to Barcelona Awards 2007
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival – “Best of the Fest”
Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, México
Munich International Film Festival
International Women’s Film Festival, Revohot – Israel
Festival Cinespaña de Toulouse – Best actress award Mejor Actriz Aina Clotet.
QUOTES
"Gentle, character-based 53 Winter Days interweaves three naturalistic short pieces about troubled lives -one psychological, one emotional, one social -- into an unexpectedly resonant, understated whole, and though its themes -- loneliness, communication breakdown, the great importance of small events -- are deja vu, the truth of its psychological aim makes for sporadically powerful and moving viewing. Fest-bound pic reps first-time Spanish helmer Judith Colell as a solid future prospect...Pic is fluidly edited, with most scenes coming in at less than three minutes, though matters never feel rushed. Lensing is mostly restrained hand-held, appropriate for an item that aims at intimacy." - Variety, Jonathan Holland
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