Gran Bretaña / Francia,
1996, 142 min
Director:
Mike LeighGuión:
Mike LeighCámara:
Dick PopeMúsica:
Andrew DicksonReparto:
Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Elizabeth Berrington, Michele Austin, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook (más)Sinopsis(1)
La película cuenta la historia de Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), una joven huérfana que, después de tener que enterrar a su madre adoptiva, decide marcharse del hogar para buscar a su madre biológica. Tras una larga búsqueda consigue reencontrarse con ella, pero lo que en un principio creía ser la solución a todas sus dudas acaba por convertirse en una espiral de acontecimientos inesperados. Hortense empieza a conocer los secretos de su madre y a los miembros de su nueva familia. (United International Pictures)
(más)Premios
- victorias
- nominación
Academy Awards
- 1997 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1997 - Mike Leigh (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1997 - Brenda Blethyn (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
- 1997 - Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1997 - Mike Leigh (Best Original Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1997 - Mike Leigh (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1997 - Brenda Blethyn (Best Leading Actress)
- 1997 - Mike Leigh (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1997 - Outstanding British Film
- 1997 - Best Film
- 1997 - Mike Leigh (Best Director)
- 1997 - Timothy Spall (Best Leading Actor)
- 1997 - Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Best Supporting Actress)
European Film Awards
- 1996 - Mike Leigh (Best Film)
César Awards
- 1997 - Best Foreign Film
Premios Goya
- 1997 - Mike Leigh (Mejor película europea)
Golden Globes
- 1997 - Brenda Blethyn (Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1997 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1997 - Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1996 - Brenda Blethyn (Best Actress)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1996 - Best Film
- 1996 - Mike Leigh (Best Director)
- 1996 - Brenda Blethyn (Best Actress)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1996 - Mike Leigh (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
- 1996 - Brenda Blethyn (Best Actress)
- 1996 - Mike Leigh (Prize of the Ecumenical Jury)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 1996 - Mike Leigh (The Norwegian Critics Award - Honorable Mention)
- 1996 - Mike Leigh (The Ray of Sunshine)