THE AUGUST VIRGIN

A film by Jonás Trueba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE AUGUST VIRGIN

A film by Jonás Trueba

 

SYNOPSIS
Eva is not satisfied with her life. In an act of faith, she decides to stay in Madrid over the summer, when all the other locals leave. Through events and encounters that take place during the August festivities and night-time fiestas, Eva will discover that life still has opportunities for her…

A summertime coming-of-age tale for the thirty-somethings.

One of the Best 10 Films of 2020 (Cahiers du Cinéma)

Status: Completed
Year: 2019
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain

Language: Spanish
Available subtitles: English, French, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese
Runtime: 125 min.
Original title: La virgen de agosto


JONÁS TRUEBA 

Jonás Trueba (Madrid, 1981) has written and directed the following feature films: Todas las canciones hablan de mí (2010), nominated for a Goya award for Best New Director; Los ilusos (2013), which won awards and praise from critics and audiences after its international festival tour; Los exiliados románticos (2015) won the Special Jury Award at the Málaga festival; and La reconquista (2016), part of the Official Selection at the San Sebastian Film Festival, and awarded the 2016 Ojo Crítico prize from Spanish Radio RNE. He is also the author of the medium-length film Miniaturas (2011) and co-wrote the feature films Más pena que Gloria (2000) and Vete de mí (2005), both directed by Víctor García León, and El baile de la Victoria (2009), directed by Fernando Trueba and nominated for a Goya award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Towards the end of that 2016 he began Quién lo impide (Our Way), a cinematographic introduction to different teenagers, shown in several different parts, like a work in progress. He juggles his career in cinema with teaching and since 2013 he has been a member of the Cine en Curso team, an educational project about cinema, and with cinema, in schools and colleges.

FILMOGRAPHY

2019 The August Virgin
2016 The Reconquest
2015 The Romantic Exiles
2013 The Wishful Thinkers
2010 Every Song Is About Me

CAST
Itsaso Arana
Vito Sanz
Isabelle Stoffel
Joe Manjon

CREW
Director: Jonás Trueba
Screenplay: Jonás Trueba, Itsaso Arana
Cinematography: Santiago Racaj
Editing: Marta Velasco
Sound: Amanda Villavieja & Eduardo Castro
Production: Javier Lafuente
Production Companies: Los Ilusos Films, La Virgen De Agosto AIE

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

2019
Karlovy Vary International Film Fest · FIPRESCI Award · Special Jury Mention
Calgary International Film Fest
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Cinespaña. Toulouse Spanish Film Festival · Best Actress · Best Screenplay
Chicago International Film Festival
Montreal International Festival of New Cinema
La Roche-Sur-Yon International Film Festival
CINEMED. Mediterranean Film Festival
SEMINCI. Valladolid International Film Festival
Films week. University of Lima
Cork Film Festival
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Zagreb Film Fest
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
MedFilm Festival · Special University Jury Mention
Latin Beat Film Festival
Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade · Special Jury Mention
IFFI International Film Festival of India
Havana Festival of New Latin American Cinema
AFI European Film Showcase
International Film Festival of Kerala
Festival do Rio de Janeiro
Les Arcs Film Festival

2020
Göteborg Film Festival
Schermi d’amore Film Festival Verona
Bengaluru International Film Festival
Glasgow Film Festival
Luxembourg City Film Festival
Espanoramas, Spanish Cinema Showcase
Mons Film Festival · Prix du Scénario
Vilnius International Film Festival
CineLatino- CineEspañol Tubingen, Stuttgart
Festival Cinéma Espagnol Nantes
Transilvania International Film Festival
Helsinki International Film Festival
Odesa International Film Festival
Crossing Europe Extracts
Mastercard OFF CAMERA FESTIVAL
Black Canvas Contemporary Film Festival
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Spanish Film Festival in Singapore

2021
Uruguay International Film Festival
Mois de la critique | Institut Français Japan
International Cinema Showcase | Cineteca Nacional México
Moro Spanish Film Festival
Heidelberg Mediterranean Film Festival
Ibero-American Cinema Week in Bulgaria
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Espoo Ciné IFF
EUROPA 61. Porto European Film Week

2022
Spanish Cinema Showcase in Colombia

2023
Spanish Film Week Poland

The August Virgin is an exceptional slice of cinematic bliss – a lyrical, poetic, meandering film. (…) I really did not want it to end, I could’ve watched for days.
Alex Billington, First Showing

Itsaso Arana gives a beautiful, transcendent performance.
Rory O’Connor, The film stage