Memories of a Burning Body (2024)

Original title

Memorias de un cuerpo que arde

Directed by

Antonella Sudasassi

Genre

drama film

Country

Costa Rica, Spain

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

15

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three older women raised in a repressive era reflect on the unspoken rules that shaped their understanding of femininity and sexuality.

introspectivepoignantreflectivemelancholicsubtleintimaterestrainedcontemplative

What happens

Memories of a Burning Body (Spanish: Memorias de un cuerpo que arde) is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss. The film starring Sol Carballo, Paulina Bernini and Juliana Filloy, portrays the story of Ana, Patricia and Mayela, who, educated in a repressive era where sexuality was taboo, found the meaning of femininity through unspoken rules and implicit impositions. A co-production of Costa Rica and Spain, the film was selected in the Panorama section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where it had its world premiere on 19 February 2024, and won Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film. It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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