We All Want What's Best for Her
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| Catalan | Tots volem el millor per a ella |
| Directed by | Mar Coll |
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| Cinematography | Neus Ollé |
| Edited by | Aina Calleja |
| Music by | Maikmaier |
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| Country | Spain |
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We All Want What's Best for Her (Catalan: Tots volem el millor per a ella) is a 2013 Spanish drama film directed and co-written by Mar Coll which stars Nora Navas along with Valeria Bertuccelli. It features dialogue in both Catalan and Spanish.
Plot[edit]
Taking place in a "more or less recognizable" gray version of Barcelona,[n. 1] the plot follows a Geni, a brilliant lawyer and a member of the Catalan bourgeoisie who, in the wake of a car crash, learns that she is no longer interested in her life before the accident.[2][3][4]
Cast[edit]
- Nora Navas as Geni[5]
- Valeria Bertuccelli as Mariana[5]
- Pau Durà as Dani[5]
- Àgata Roca as Raquel[5]
- Jordi Costa as Enric[6]
- Clara Segura as Glòria[6]
Production[edit]
The film was produced by Escándalo Films and Televisió de Catalunya, and it had support from TVE and ICEC.[7] It was shot with dialogue in Catalan and Spanish.[5]
Release[edit]
The film opened the 58th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 19 October 2013.[3][8] It was theatrically released in Spain on 25 October 2013.
Reception[edit]
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter assessed that "the central character" (played by Navas in a performance "which can be described as otherworldly") is "more interesting than the film about her in this beautifully-played study of a woman in emotional limbo".[5]
Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting the acting duel between Navas and Bertuccelli as the best thing about the film, while noting that it goes sometimes over and over the same things as a negative point.[9]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2013 | 58th Valladolid International Film Festival | Best Actress | Nora Navas | Won | [7] |
| 2014 | 1st Feroz Awards | Best Drama Film | Nominated | [10] | |
| Best Main Actress | Nora Navas | Nominated | |||
| 6th Gaudí Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [11][12] | ||
| Best Director | Mar Coll | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Mar Coll, Valentina Viso | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Nora Navas | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Àgata Roca | Nominated | |||
| Clara Segura | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Pau Durà | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Laura Bruy, Txus González | Nominated | |||
| 28th Goya Awards | Best Actress | Nora Navas | Nominated | [13] | |
See also[edit]
Informational notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Martín Sanz, Álvaro (2019). "El cine de Mar Coll: herencias catalanas de Eric Rohmer" [The cinema of Mar Coll: Catalan inheritances of Eric Rohmer]. Fotocinema. 2 (19). Málaga: UMA Editorial: 330. doi:10.24310/Fotocinema.2019.v2i19.6660. ISSN 2172-0150. S2CID 201001795.
- ^ Abuín, Alberto (25 October 2013). "Estrenos de cine | 25 de octubre | El terror y el suspense, las estrellas". Espinof.
- ^ a b Serra, Xavi (20 October 2013). "A la recerca de la identitat perduda". Ara.
- ^ Bonet Mogica, Lluís (24 October 2015). "'Todos queremos lo mejor para ella': Fugitiva de sí misma". La Vanguardia.
- ^ a b c d e f Holland, Jonathan (16 November 2013). "We All Want What's Best for Her (Tots volem el millor per a ella): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b "Nora Navas protagonitza "Tots volem el millor per a ella"". TV3. 3 December 2018 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ^ a b "Nora Navas, millor actriu a la Seminci per "Tots volem el millor per a ella"". TV3. 28 October 2013 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ^ "El cine español se pasea en el Festival de Valladolid". Semana. 21 October 2013.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (19 September 2013). "Todos queremos lo mejor para ella". Fotogramas.
- ^ "Ganadores de la primera edición de los Premios Feroz". Sensacine. 28 January 2014.
- ^ ""Los últimos días", "Fill de Caín" i "Tots volem el millor per a ella", les més nominades als Gaudí". TV3. 3 January 2014 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
- ^ Serra, Xavi (3 February 2014). "'La plaga' contagia de realitat els Gaudí". Ara.
- ^ "Todos los ganadores de los Goya 2014". Antena 3. 9 February 2014.