HAPPY 140
East Coast Premiere
Country: Spain
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
Original Title: FELICES 140
Running Time: 98min
Film Year: 2015
Category: Knight Competition
While following the fall-out that occurs after a woman wins 140 million euros on the eve of her fortieth birthday, Happy 140 is about much more than our obsession with money. This latest film from Spanish director Gracia Querejeta is a complex reflection on traditional family values, a vivid dissection of love and friendship, and above all, an entertaining multi-character study that revolves around conflicting notions of generosity and deservedness.
Led by the always extraordinary Maribel Verdú (Y tu mamá también, Pan’s Labyrinth), Happy 140’s astonishing ensemble cast boasts twenty-eight nominations and seven Goya Awards between them. This story of this woman wanting to celebrate her good fortune in the company of her closest relatives and friends—and an ex-lover she ardently hopes to win back—is the most powerful Spanish film of the past year. Querejeta has clearly inherited something special from her father, the prolific, illustrious producer Elías Querejeta, but she also has become, in her own right, a distinctive and distinguished cineaste—and one of the finest working in Spain today. – Orlando Rojas
This film is also a part of the Lexus Ibero American Feature Film Competition.
SHOWTIMES
Wednesday March 9th @ 7:00pm CORAL GABLES ART CINEMA Add to Schedule
Saturday March 12th @ 9:30pm REGAL 18 Add to Schedule
credits
Director: Gracia Querejeta
Producer: Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky, Carlos Rodríguez, Javier López Blanco
Screenwriter: Gracia Querejeta, Antonio Mercero
Music: Federico Jusid
Cinematographer: Juan Carlos Gomez
Editor: Leire Alonso