My Grandmother's House

(La casa de mi abuela)
Adan Aliaga | Documentary

2005 | 80 minutes | Spain

A beautifully constructed documentary that depicts with great subtlety the changing ways in suburban Spain. Adán Aliaga has turned a simple subject into a dashing and fast paced, remarkably candid documentary on family life in Spain, modernization and generational change. A tribute to grandmothers everywhere, filled with painterly images of southeastern Spain and a director’s love for his family.

Synopsis

How does a pop duet work out for impulsive and irreverent six-year-old Marina and 75-year-old Marita? Cheeky Marina plays to the camera, ignoring the chiding of her aged grandmother, Marita. Marita’s crumbling house was built by her long-dead husband. She moved in when they married, over 53 years ago, and nothing much has changed since. Now her home is under threat; the neighborhood is being torn down, replaced with charmless apartments.

A beautifully constructed documentary that depicts with great subtlety the changing ways in suburban Spain. Adán Aliaga has turned a simple subject into a dashing and fast paced, remarkably candid documentary on family life in Spain, modernization and generational change. A tribute to grandmothers everywhere, filled with painterly images of southeastern Spain and a director’s love for his family. This film qualified for a 2006 Academy Award® nomination.

Reviews

"The Terra Nova Silver Images Award goes to... My Grandmother's House, by Adan Aliaga for portraying realistic and multi-dimensional images about older adulthood." — Chicago International Film Festival

"In My Grandmother's House… deploys a series of delicious visual and narrative counterpoints to tell the story of his grandmother's." — Nick Cunningham, IDFA

"Astounding intimacy, lyricism, and humor." — Miami International Film Festival

"My Grandmother's House, is an intimate, tender portrayal of a grandmother and granddaughter." — Jonathan Holland, Variety

"Crossing the border between documentary and fictional films, My Grandmother's House successfully creates theatrical effects out of ordinary everyday life." — Taiwan International Film Festival

"… with sublime moments." — L.A. Weekly

Citation
Main credits

Aliaga, Adán (film director)
Aliaga, Adán (screenwriter)
Benedeti, Ignacio (film producer)

Other credits

Cinematography, Adan Aliaga; editors, Miguel Garví, Nacho Ruiz Capillas; music, Vincent Barrière, Dei Suo.


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Festivals

Hot Docs Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize
Goya Awards®; International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam - Joris Ivens Award
Miami Film Festival Special Grand - Special Jury Mention
Chicago International Film Festival - Silver Imager Generation Award
Belgrade International Film Festival - Best Documentary

DIRECTOR: Adan Aliaga

NATIONALITY: Spain

YEAR: 2005

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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