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1971, Franco's Spain. In the Galician countryside, Maria helps women giving birth, and sometimes women who don't want to have children. After trying to help a young woman, she is forced to flee the country, leaving everything behind. During her perilous journey to Portugal, Maria encounters female solidarity and realizes that she is not alone and that she can finally regain her freedom…
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“Like a spider weaving a web around women who see their destinies intersecting, Jionni Camporda shows an amazing ability to capture the ‘truths’ of the female body in the same dream-like approach to desire seen in her first feature film ‘Arima.’” The Spanish director returns, without judgement, To nurture a tenderness rare and elegant enough for us to fall under its spell.
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A surprising film that won the Grand Prix at the San Sebastian Film Festival held during the Franco era… and yet a very objective film. Let's see without condition!
Far from the subject of abortion treated without any Manichaeism, this very beautiful production, delicate and complex, is an indulgence in feminine intimacy.
This film is one of the great revelations as its subject matter is handled with great sensitivity about a time when being a woman was not simple, especially under Franco. With men often absent, they can fortunately rely on women's solidarity, which today is called the Women's Club. Maria is a wonderful person, full of grace and she just gives. Nice performance without…
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Festivals
O Cornu, The Story of a Woman has been selected at the following festivals: – San Sebastian International Film Festival – Shell Gold Award – Angers European Film Festival – Nantes Spanish Film Festival – Toronto International Film Festival – BFI London International Film Festival – Busan International Film Festival – Gothenburg Festival International cinema
Technical information
Nationalities
Spain,
Portugal,
Belgium
Distributor
Epicenter movies
Year of production
2023
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Film type
Film length
Photography secrets
1 story
Box office France
20,749 entries
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Languages
Spanish
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color
color
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Visa number
161458
