Obaba (2005)

Director:

Montxo Armendáriz

Writers:

Montxo Armendáriz (writer)
Bernardo Atxaga (novel)

Release Date:

16 septiembre 2005 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A rural drama set in Obaba, a mythical region in northern Spain, where a young filmmaker struggled to capture the feel of the area, which in turn leads to a wealth of self-discovery. |

Plot Keywords:

Mountains | People | Correspondence | Filmmaker | Village

Awards:

3 wins & 18 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

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Cast

Pilar López de Ayala	...	Maestra
Juan Diego Botto	...	Miguel
Bárbara Lennie	...	Lourdes
Eduard Fernández	...	Lucas
Peter Lohmeyer	...	Ingeniero Werfell
Héctor Colomé	...	Ismael
Pepa López	...	Merche
Txema Blasco	...	Tomás
Iñake Irastorza	...	Begoña
Ryan Cameron	...	Esteban niño
Christian Tardío	...	Manuel
Alejandro Jiménez	...	Ismael niño
Julia Torrens	...	Begoña niña
Vanesa Moñino	...	Merche Niña
Pablo Manjón	...	Tomás niño

Duración:

Argentina:100 min | Canada:100 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

Germany | Spain

Idioma:

Español | German

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Argentina:Atp | Spain:7

Filming Locations:

Spain

Company:

Canal+ España

Soundtrack:

Birjiña Mate

Nice viewing experience...

I saw obaba, last night, when it was aired in cable, here in India. Watching a movie in a channel, is always annoying, as they bring advertisements at each and every plot junctions. But still, obaba, rich in symbolism and pictured well, was a pleasing experience for me.

The main character of the movie is the place, obaba itself. In this regard it assumes some comparison between City of God, in which the main character is a place rather than a human being. But in obaba, other characters also take a core part in taking the story forward. Obaba begins with a young, rather confused, film student reaches obaba, in an attempt to make a film, as part of her studies. There comes, so many characters and so many stories in flash back. Often i missed the names of characters and it evoked bit of confusion as the movie preceded. I remember a few good lines, spoken by different characters, like, We have to be somewhere. But it doesn't matter, where we are, if we are happy in the inside. This is my opinion about this movie...It doesn't matter much, what we have seen, if we are happy inside. I am happy inside even though the story, did not make much sense.