The Furies (2016)

Name: The Furies
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2016-11-11
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Emma Suárez, José Sacristán, Bárbara Lennie, Carmen Machi, Alberto San Juan

The Furies (2016), directed by Miguel del Arco, starring Emma Suárez and José Sacristán.

11/11/2016 BR Drama and Family 2h 7m

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Synopsis

A family reunites to discuss the selling of their beloved house, but their secrets threaten to overwhelm them as they come to light.

Raquel Fernández NuñezCinematography
Miguel del ArcoDirector, Writer

About the film

The Furies (Spanish: Las furias) is a 2016 family comedy-drama film with tragedy elements written and directed by Miguel del Arco. The ensemble cast features Pere Arquillué, Gonzalo de Castro, Elisabet Gelabert, Bárbara Lennie, Carmen Machi, José Sacristán, Mercedes Sampietro, Alberto San Juan, Macarena Sanz and Emma Suárez.

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Plot

Marga, the matriarch of the Ponte Alegre family, is set to sell the family's summer house, so she encourages their three children to go there to choose as many items as they wish to preserve.

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Production

The film, Miguel del Arco's debut feature, is an Aquí y Allí Films and Kamikaze Producciones production, with participation of TVE and Movistar+. It had a €1.5 million budget. Filming began on 10 August 2015. Shooting locations included the seaside town of Suances, Cantabria.

Release

The Furies was presented at the 61st Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) on 23 October 2016, screened as the festival's opening film. Distributed by Wanda Vision, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 11 November 2016.

Reception

Jordi Costa of Fotogramas, rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that "the presentation of characters and conflicts is absolutely exemplary", likewise citing the harmony between director and cast as a positive point, while warning that some viewers "will get indigestion from the final excesses".

Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated it 3½ out of 5 stars, writing that the film, dialogue-wise, "is too intense", featuring a not quite fitting climax, standing out for "its narrative and stylistic eloquence". He found a likeness with films by Sam Mendes, P.T. Anderson and Woody Allen.

Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya scored 2 out of 5 stars, considering that some of the characters "are more interesting in theory than in practice", wondering if perhaps there was no need for such stridency, concluding that "excess eventually devours intensity".

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Text from The Furies (2016 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Furies_(2016_film)

Trivia

It premiered on November 11, 2016, a Friday.
It runs 2h07 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Las furias".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.