El orfanato (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.7/10   

Director:

Juan Antonio Bayona

Guionista:

Sergio G. Sánchez (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 enero 2008 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Drama | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Un cuento de amor. Una historia de terror (A tale of love. A story of horror)

Plot:

A woman brings her family back to her childhood home, where she opens an orphanage for handicapped children. Before long, her son starts to communicate with an invisible new friend.

Plot Keywords:

Son | Orphanage | Children | Hiv Positive | Hiv

Premios:

31 wins & 32 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

And I don't like horror movies...

Reparto

Belén Rueda	...	Laura
Fernando Cayo	...	Carlos
Roger Príncep	...	Simón
Mabel Rivera	...	Pilar
Montserrat Carulla	...	Benigna
Andrés Gertrúdix	...	Enrique
Edgar Vivar	...	Prof. Leo Bálaban
Óscar Casas	...	Tomás
Mireia Renau	...	Laura niña
Georgina Avellaneda	...	Rita
Carla Gordillo	...	Martín
Alejandro Camps	...	Víctor
Carmen López	...	Alicia
Óscar Lara	...	Guillermo
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Aurora

También conocida como:

The Orphanage (UK) (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing content.

Duración:

105 min

País:

Mexico | Spain

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Clasificación:

USA:R | Canada:18A | Spain:13 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14 | Denmark:11 | Sweden:15 | Norway:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-12 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | Chile:Y7 | Malaysia:18PL | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R13 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Czech Republic:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain

Compañía:

Esta Vivo! Laboratorio de Nuevos Talentos

Trivialidades:

One of the orphaned children Laura identifies in the photo she is shown she calls "Guillermo", an obvious nod to the Producer of the film. You also see his name during the scene where the window behind Laura smashes and she reveals the names of the old orphans and the dolls.

Errores:

Errores Reales: In the film, we see the lighthouse shining directly on the orphanage. In reality, coastal lighthouses are shielded so their light does not shine on land.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-01-05)" (2008)

And I don't like horror movies...

Let me begin by saying I DON'T like horror movies. I don't enjoy jumping in my seat. I don't like being afraid of the dark for the next 2 days, and I usually HATE Spanish movies. So usually I only see the big horror classics, and that is because I've read enough spoilers to confront the movie in a laid-back way.

Having said this, I was dragged to see this movie against my will. And I was right! I have never, EVER, been more uneasy, uncomfortable on any movie, from the Exorcist to the Prophecy, from Psycho to Halloween. The story seems obvious; the cliché-horror themes are there, and while I saw them coming, I was comfortable enough. But then comes the movie, the script, the score, the acting, all in perfect harmony... and you jump, and you chill and you shout and you wish you had never entered that dammed cinema.

It is good. It is great.It is moving and horrifying. It does not need CGI, sound effects or unreal characters. Its there. Its real. Its haunting. It WILL be a classic.

Chapeau!