Memories of a Burning Body

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Memories of a Burning Body
Teaser poster
SpanishMemorias de un cuerpo que arde
Directed byAntonella Sudasassi Furniss
Written byAntonella Sudasassi Furniss
Produced by
  • Antonella Sudasassi Furniss
  • Estephania Bonnett Alonso
Starring
  • Sol Carballo
  • Paulina Bernini
CinematographyAndrés Campos Sánchez
Edited byBernat Aragonés
Music byJuano Damiani
Production
companies
  • Substance Films
  • Playlab Films
Distributed byBendita Film Sales
Release date
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

Memories of a Burning Body (Spanish: Memorias de un cuerpo que arde) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss. The film starring Sol Carballo and Paulina Bernini, portrays the story of Ana, Patricia and Mayela, who, educated in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, found the meaning of femininity through unspoken rules and implicit impositions.[1][2]

A co-production of Costa Rica and Spain, the film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2024,[3] and won Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film.[4]

Synopsis[edit]

Two sexagenarian women Ana, Patricia and one septuagenarian woman Mayela grew up in a time when sexuality was not discussed or expressed freely as it was considered taboo. They learned to be women from the silent norms and hidden demands of their society. Now they have the courage to share their experiences openly. Their stories are told in a poetic manner: as they narrate their lives off-screen, another woman of their age embodies their memories, secrets and desires.

Cast[edit]

  • Sol Carballo as Woman
  • Paulina Bernini as Young Woman
  • Juliana Filloy as Girl
  • Liliana Biamonte as Mother
  • Juan Luis Araya as Husband
  • Gabriel Araya as Father
  • Leonardo Perucci as Boyfriend
  • Cecilia García as Grandmother

Production[edit]

The project was selected in the development pitch at the Costa Rica International Film Festival, preselected at the Hubert Bals Fund, Script and Project Development Bright Future and at the San Sebastián Co-production Forum. The co-production of Sub stance Films and Playlab Films is directed by Antonella Sudasassi and co-produced with Estephania Bonnett Alonso.

Filming began in Costa Rica from November 2022.[5] It ended on 18 December 2022, and post-production took place in Spain.[6]

Release[edit]

Memories of a Burning Body had its world premiere on 19 February 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Panorama.[7][8]

In January 2024, Tenerife's Bendita Film acquired the international sales rights of the film.[9]

Reception[edit]

Giorgia Del Don reviewing the film at Berlinale for Cineuropa wrote, "Antonella Sudasassi Furniss’ second feature film is an emancipatory cry uniting different generations of women who have been held back by limits set by the patriarchy."[10]

Accolades[edit]

Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 25 February 2024 Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film Antonella Sudasassi Furniss Won [7][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Memorias de un cuerpo que arde" [Memories of a Burning Body]. Sub Stance Films (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ Sudasassi, Antonella (17 January 2024). "Memories of a Burning Body". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (17 January 2024). "The Panorama strand of the Berlinale to open with Levan Akin's Crossing". Cineuropa. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Scott Roxborough (24 February 2024). "Berlin: 'Memories of a Burning Body,' 'No Other Land' Win Panorama Audience Awards". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Antonella Sudasassi rueda 'Memorias de un cuerpo que arde'" [Antonella Sudasassi films 'Memories of a body that burns']. Cima (in Spanish). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Antonella Sudasassi finaliza el rodaje de su segundo film: "Memorias de un cuerpo que arde"" [Antonella Sudasassi finishes filming her second film: “Memories of a burning body”]. LatAm cinema (in Spanish). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (17 January 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Memories of a Burning Body". Berlinale. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  9. ^ Callum McLennan (19 January 2024). "Berlinale Panorama Title 'Memories of a Burning Body' Swooped On by Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  10. ^ Del Don, Giorgia (20 February 2024). "Review: Memories of a Burning Body". Cineuropa. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

External links[edit]

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