El séptimo día (2004)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Carlos Saura

Writer:

Ray Loriga (writer)

Release Date:

23 April 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Treinta años de odio. Un domingo de sangre. (Thirty years of hatred. One bloody Sunday)

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Hatred | Massacre

Awards:

3 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Juan Diego	...	Antonio Fuentes
José Luis Gómez	...	Emilio Fuentes
José Garcia	...	José Jimenez
Victoria Abril	...	Luciana Fuentes
Yohana Cobo	...	Isabel Jimenez
Eulalia Ramón	...	Carmen Jimenez
Ramon Fontserè	...	Jerónimo Fuentes
Carlos Hipólito	...	El Tonto
Oriol Vila	...	Chino
Ana Wagener	...	Ángela
Juan Sanz	...	Amadeo
Elia Galera	...	Clara
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Raúl
Antonio de la Torre	...	Cabo
Joaquín Notario	...	Sargento

Also Known As:

The 7th Day (International: English title)
The Seventh Day (International: English title)

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:104 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | Brazil:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Otero de Herreros, Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain

Company:

Lolafilms

Soundtrack:

Una rosa es una rosa

A Spanish drama

"God created life within 6 days, and on the seventh, he rested. That is why horrible things usually happens on sundays". This quote summarizes both the story, the mood of the movie, and a way, the Spanish way of life/death. As Death is part of life, in Spain. Sangre, Sexo y Muerte (blood, sex and death)make life in that country. We use to figure out that among Greece's daughters, Italy is Comedy while Spain is Drama. Sobre drama, compared to Greek dramas. Saura paints this mood perfectly. We all know from the beginning what will happen. Besides, we are all surprised when "It" happens, but it is not more violent or chocking than other parts of the movie. "In a small village, everybody knows each other. While each one is different, each one is the same anyway." Meaning that a small village lives like bees, without any queen. Sun is burning hearts, souls, camps, farms and reason. From the first violently ended lovestory to the final massacre, through claims on land terminated with knives, global ressent and despair, moquery from a whole village, this movie is about the life of a family of two old couples, avenging from the entire village they were obliged to leave long ago, but they stayed close to it. They are not totally victims, as one member of their family (or "clan") murdered the brother of a family man, the butcher, and tried to murder the brother as well. The latter is father of 3 young girls, one of which is falling in love with a young guy (the "moto-guy" of the village), who finally leaves the village to leave its life. All the story is seen though the eyes of that young girl.