The Permanent Picture

2023 film by Laura Ferrés

The Permanent Picture
Theatrical release poster
CatalanLa imatge permanent
Directed byLaura Ferrés
Written by
  • Laura Ferrés
  • Carlos Vermut (collaboration)
  • Ulises Porra (collaboration)
Produced by
  • Adrià Monés Murlans
  • Gabrielle Dumon
Starring
  • María Luengo
  • Rosario Ortega
CinematographyAgnès Piqué Corbera[1]
Edited byAina Calleja[1]
Music by
  • Fernando Moresi Haberman[1]
  • Sergio Bertran[1]
Production
companies
  • Fasten Films
  • Permanent Picture AIE
  • Le Bureau
  • Materia Cinema
Distributed byLa Aventura
Release dates
  • 6 August 2023 (2023-08-06) (Locarno)
  • 17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) (Spain)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Languages
  • Catalan[1]
  • Spanish[1]
Box office$11,914[2]

The Permanent Picture (Catalan: La imatge permanent) is a 2023 Spanish-French drama film directed by Laura Ferrés in her feature debut,[3] from a screenplay written by Ferrés with the collaboration of Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra. It stars newcomers María Luengo and Rosario Ortega.[4]

The film competed for the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. It won the Golden Spike at the 68th Valladolid International Film Festival.[5] It is the first film in Catalan to receive the distinction.[6][7]

Cast

  • María Luengo as Carmen
  • Rosario Ortega as Antonia
  • Saraida Llamas
  • Claudia Fimia
  • Mila Collado
  • Dolores Martínez

Production

The film was written by Ferrés with the collaboration of Carlos Vermut and Ulises Porra.[8] It was produced by Fasten Films,[3] in co-production with Permanent Picture AIE, Le Bureau (France) and Materia Cinema.[9]

The film was shot primarily in Prat de Llobregat.[10]

Release

The Permanent Picture was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 76th Locarno Film Festival,[11] where it had its world premiere on 6 August 2023.[12]

It was theatrically released on 17 November 2023 by La Aventura.[13][14]

Reception

Top ten lists

The film also appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2023:

  • 7th — El Cultural (critics)[15]
  • 8th — El Mundo (Luis Martínez)[16]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Locarno Film Festival 12 August 2023 Golden Leopard The Permanent Picture Nominated [11]
Valladolid International Film Festival 28 October 2023 Golden Spike Won [17]
Feroz Awards 26 January 2024 'Arrebato' Special Award (Fiction) Pending
[18]
Gaudí Awards 4 February 2024 Best Film Pending
[19]
Best New Director Laura Ferrés Moreno Pending
Best Cinematography Agnès Piqué Corbera Pending
Goya Awards 10 February 2024 Best Original Song "La gallinita" by Fernando Moresi Haberman & Sergio Bertran Nominated
[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "La imatge permanent". Locarno Film Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The Permanent Picture (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b McLennan, Callum (28 February 2023). "Cannes Critics' Week Winner Laura Ferrés Feature Debut Swooped on By Be For Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  4. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (12 October 2022). "Laura Ferrés makes the leap to feature films with The Permanent Picture". Cineuropa. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  5. ^ A.S (29 October 2023). "'La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or a la millor pel·lícula a la Seminci". El Punt Avui+ (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ^ Franco, Roger (28 October 2023). "'La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or" (in Catalan). RTVE. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "'La imatge permanent' de Laura Ferrés guanya l'Espiga d'Or a la millor pel·lícula a la Seminci". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ Olmo, Júlia (6 August 2022). "Critique : The Permanent Picture". Cineuropa.
  9. ^ "La imagen permanente". infoicaa.mecd.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Laura Ferrés inicia el rodatge del seu primer llargmetratge, "La imatge permanent", amb la participació de TV3" (in Catalan). CCMA. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (5 July 2023). "Riz Ahmed To Be Feted By Locarno; Swiss Summer Fest Unveils Full Line-Up With Competition Slots For Quentin Dupieux, Lav Diaz & Sofia Exarchou". Deadline. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  12. ^ "76 Locarno Film Festival: Program" (PDF). Locarno Festival. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ^ Nopca, Jordi (28 October 2023). "Laura Ferrés fa història a Valladolid: 'La imatge permanent' guanya l'Espiga d'Or de la Seminci". Ara (in Catalan). Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  14. ^ "La imatge permanent" (in Spanish). La Aventura. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, el año de 'Cerrar los ojos'". El Cultural. 21 December 2023 – via El Español.
  16. ^ Martínez, Luis (21 December 2023). "Las 10 mejores películas españolas de 2023, de 'Zinzindurrunkarratz' a 'La mesita del comedor'". El Mundo.
  17. ^ Hopewell, John; Sandoval, Pablo (29 October 2023). "Valladolid: 'The Permanent Picture,' 'The Old Oak' Win Big as the Spanish Festival's Reboot Wins Applause". Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Los Feroz anuncian los candidatos al Premio Arrebato 2024". La Vanguardia. 14 December 2023.
  19. ^ Martín Amorós, Ismael (12 December 2023). ""Creatura" i "Saben aquell", màximes favorites als Premis Gaudí: totes les nominacions". 3/24 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
  20. ^ "Premios Goya 2024 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'". Cinemanía. 11 February 2024 – via 20minutos.es.
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