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The Grandmother

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Susana leaves her life in Paris working as a model to return to Madrid to take care of her grandmother Pilar, who has just had a cerebral hemorrhage. Susana needs to find someone to look after Pilar, but what should be just a few days with her grandmother ends up becoming a genuine nightmare.
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Eva Ramos EscribiendoCine The mélange that the film presents is very similar to what we are used to seeing in other Spanish series and feature films, in which a collage of derivative work tries to make up for a lack of ideas... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 5/10 Jan 22, 2024 Full Review Jordi Batlle Caminal Fotogramas Terror cooks slowly over low fire, with patience, allowing for everyday life to go on naturally... until the supernatural sets ablaze still leaving room to touch upon the complexities of aging. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Jun 6, 2022 Full Review Alejandro G. Calvo Sensacine It's a claustrophobic terror, very oppressive, which happens practically in one single stage, the grandmother's house. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4.5/5 May 25, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Reinhard W "La ABUELA" (Grandma) Why 5 Stars? Well, first... i am near 70 and... take great care when giving such high value to a cinematic work. THIS piece... deserves it. A truly deeply frightening "pearl of cinema" whose PLEASURE, as prepared... is unique. Like a 5-star menu... All the "ingredients" complement each other to form a whole, without "the chef" forcing ANYTHING. "La Abuela" is based on that well known theme of "GETTING OLD" and also …the desire & longing for "EVERLASTING YOUTH". It skilfully leads the audience gently down a path that reveals more psychological mysteries with every minute, and accompanies the main characters through excellent lighting, production-design and camera work...WITHOUT giving anything AWAY! A real "fingernail nibbler", for SURE! Although the story is "gender-neutral", I can VERY well imagine that girls & women of ALL ages can, er...WILL put themselves in the shoes of the main actress/actresses! I dare to say: Even Hitchcock + del Toro would applaud!" Without spoilers, it is hardly possible to reveal the "ingredients" of the "recipe" mentioned above, but... let's try to use keywords: "Rosemarie's Baby", "Midsommar", "Hereditary", "The Room" and "Jessabelle" are just a few movies that come to mind for (kinda) similarities. In short: Director Paco Plaza (REC) and his TEAM did everything right! Unfortunately, "La Abuela" (The Grandma) was also a victim of these fast-moving times, and (in Europe + certainly also the USA) of the lack of daring on the part of the publishers/promoters. People who have a soft spot for profound, slowly but steadily building psycho-horror with well-written roles... and ultimately everyone ELSE who is open to good stories WILL like this film. DEFINITELY even.... I DEEPLY recommend it to all that HAV'NT seen it. Greetings from Germany, Reinhard Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/06/24 Full Review Robson C Susana é uma modelo em Paris até que recebe uma ligação informando que sua avó teve um derrame. Como é a sua única parente viva, ela decide largar tudo em Paris e ir para :Madri para cuidar da sua avó, até contratar alguém que cuide dela. Porém, há outras maquinações ocorrendo. O principal defeito do filme é entregar tudo nas primeiras cenas do filme. O que por um lado mata um pouco o suspense e o terror do filme, por outro, elimina a necessidade de ter uma explicação sobre o que acontece. Mas mesmo assim, o diretor sabe criar um ambiente de tensão, transformando aos poucos, as cenas de cuidado por parte de Susana para a sua avó, em verdadeiras cenas de terror. Apesar de passar nos tempos atuais, o filme me lembrou filmes de terror da década de 70, que eram mais preocupados com o clima e a ambientação, do que com efeitos especiais e jump scares. As duas atrizes estão muito bem nos seus papéis. Mesmo que não tenha falas, Vera Valdez passa vários sentimentos. No início, todo o estilo e charme que uma pessoa de idade pode ter. Depois, a decadência e a decrepitude de alguém no fim da vida e o olhar de maldade que ela faz para a neta te dá muito medo, mesmo sendo uma senhora sem forças, em uma cadeira de rodas. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/24 Full Review Jorge M #52moviesin52weeks #2023 #114 #LaAbuela #Max ¿De que trata? Una modelo que vive en Paris, debe regresar a Madrid a cuidar de su abuela, quien ha sufrido un derrame cerebral. Sin embargo, le sucederá lo que Rapunzel hubiera sufrido de no escaparse de la torre. ¿Me gustó? Paco Plaza se está convirtiendo en mi director de horror favorito. Otra joya de terror española, pesada, obscura, claustrofobica, en un inicio bastante lenta pero que cuando explota... no hombre, te sorprende y convence. Estupendas actuaciones, aunque si bien no es una pelicula al nivel de #REC o #Veronica, si es un magnífico ejemplo de terror español bien hecho y bastante original. ¿Recomendable? De lo escondido en #HboMax, si sos fan del cine "de miedo" esta tenes que verla. Ya no verás a tu abuelita de la misma manera... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Susana leaves her life in Paris working as a model to return to Madrid to take care of her grandmother Pilar, who has just had a cerebral hemorrhage. Susana needs to find someone to look after Pilar, but what should be just a few days with her grandmother ends up becoming a genuine nightmare.
Director
Paco Plaza
Producer
Enrique López Lavigne
Screenwriter
Carlos Vermut
Rating
R (Drug Use|Brief Sexuality|Language|Nudity|Some Bloody Images)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
European Spanish
Runtime
1h 39m
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