Blancanieves

Blancanieves
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPablo Berger
Screenplay byPablo Berger
Based onSnow White
by Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
Produced byIbon Cormenzana
Jérôme Vidal
Pablo Berger
Starring
CinematographyKiko de la Rica
Edited byFernando Franco
Music byAlfonso de Vilallonga
Distributed byWanda (Spain)
Release dates
  • 8 September 2012 (2012-09-08) (TIFF[1])
  • 28 September 2012 (2012-09-28) (Spain)
Running time
105 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Box office$240,310 (US)[3]

Blancanieves (known as Blancaneu in Catalan) is a 2012 Spanish black-and-white silent drama film written and directed by Pablo Berger. Based on the 1812 fairy tale Snow White by the Brothers Grimm, the story is set in a romantic vision of 1920s Andalusia.[4] However, the film approaches storytelling through the integration of Spanish culture from characters' names to traditions they follow.[5] Additionally, the film alludes to other fairy tales including Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood. While it retells stories originally told through tales based in fantasy, it derails from the traditional storytelling method that ends with a happily ever after. Instead, the film is rather dark and ends in tragedy. Berger calls it a "love letter to European silent cinema."[6]

Blancanieves was Spain's 85th Academy Awards official submission to Best Foreign Language category, but it did not make the shortlist.[7] The film won the Special Jury Prize and an ex-aequo Best Actress "Silver Shell" Award for Macarena García at the 2012 San Sebastián International Film Festival.[8] It was also nominated in every category for which it was eligible at the 27th Goya Awards (except for Best Sound), winning ten Goya Awards, including the Best Film.

  1. ^ Sanchez, Diana. "Festival – Discovery: Blancanieves". TIFF. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Blancanieves (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Blancanieves (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ^ Bonet Mojica, Lluís (28 September 2012). "'Blancanieves': Una 'Blancanieves' torera". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ Bracco, Diane (2015). "El hechizo de las imágenes: Blancanieves, el cuento espectacular de Pablo Berger (2012)". Fotocinema. Revista científica de cine y fotografía: 27 – via EBSCOhost.
  6. ^ Matheou, Demetrios (11 July 2013). "Pablo Berger: 'A movie's like a paella, you put all of your obsessions in there'". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  7. ^ Hopewell, John (27 September 2012). "Spain sets 'Blancanieves' for Oscar race". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Official Selection Awards". San Sebastián International Film Festival. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2012.