In the Company of Women

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In the Company of Women
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLas buenas compañías
Directed bySílvia Munt
Screenplay by
  • Jorge Gil Munarriz
  • Sílvia Munt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGorka Gómez
Music byPaula Olaz
Production
companies
  • Irusoin
  • Oberon Media
  • En la Frontera Película AIE
  • Manny Films
  • La Fidèle Production
Distributed byFilmax (es)
Release dates
  • 13 March 2023 (2023-03-13) (Málaga)
  • 5 May 2023 (2023-05-05) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
LanguageSpanish

In the Company of Women (Spanish: Las buenas compañías) is a 2023 Spanish-French drama film directed by Sílvia Munt which stars Alicia Falcó, Itziar Ituño, and Elena Tarrats. Inspired by the case of the Basauri 11 [es], the plot, set in the Basque town of Errenteria against the backdrop of the so-called Spanish Transition, explores the plight of women clandestinely helping other women to terminate their pregnancy.

Plot[edit]

In the Summer of 1977, Bea involves with a group of activists supporting women rights and the right to abortion in the Basque town of Errenteria, while also falling for an older well-off girl, Miren.[1]

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

The screenplay was penned Munt alongside Jorge Gil Munarriz.[1] The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Irusoin, Oberon Media, En la Frontera Película, Manny Films, La Fidèle Production, with the participation of EiTB, TV3, and RTVE, and support of ICAA, ICEC, and the Basque Government.[4][5] Shooting locations included Errenteria, Pasaia, San Sebastián, and Biarritz.[5]

Release[edit]

The film was presented in the official selection of the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 13 March 2023.[6] Distributed by Filmax, it was released theatrically in Spain on 5 May 2023.[5][1]

Reception[edit]

Tarrats and Falcó during the presentation of the film at the San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival in April 2023.

Matías G. Rebolledo of La Razón considered Las bueñas compañías, ultimately a film about insolence, to be "didactic but not instructive, empathetic but not sentimentalist, realistic but not historicist".[7]

Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga assessed that Falcó's central presence dwarves and renders inane the rest of performances, efforts from Munt notwithstanding.[8]

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily wrote that the film brings a "fresh female perspective" which, "despite its tragic undertow, is best seen as a celebration of those heady, transformative times [the 1970s] and a reminder of what solidarity can achieve".[9]

Accolades[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2024
 16th Gaudí Awards Best New Performance Alícia Falcó Nominated [10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Así es 'Las buenas compañías', la lucha por el aborto en el País Vasco en 1977". rtve.es. 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Elices, Raquel (14 March 2023). "Alícia Falcó, una nueva revelación del cine español". rtve.es.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Las buenas compañías". Filmax. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Comienzan a rodar 'Las buenas compañías', una película protagonizada por Itziar Ituño". EiTB. 1 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Castaño, Iker (1 March 2023). "'Las buenas compañías', rodada en Errenteria, se estrenará el 5 de mayo". El Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
  6. ^ "'Las buenas compañías' homenajea al movimiento de mujeres que luchó por el aborto". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 13 March 2023.
  7. ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (14 March 2023). ""Las buenas compañías": insumisas e insolentes". La Razón.
  8. ^ Gómez, Víctor A. (13 March 2023). "Unos ojos que devoran un filme". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
  9. ^ Holland, Jonathan (20 March 2023). "'In The Company Of Women': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
  10. ^ "EN DIRECTE | Premis Gaudí: "Mentre siguis tu. L'aquí i ara de Carme Elias", millor pel·lícula documental". 3/24 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
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