Abracadabra (2017 film)
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Running time | 96 minutes |
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Language | Spanish |
Box office | $2 million[1][2] |
Abracadabra is a 2017 Spanish-French
Plot
Carmen (Verdú) is married to Carlos (De la Torre), a rude, emotionally abusive
She enlists the aid of Pepe and his hypnotism teacher,
Time passes, and Carmen is left conflicted about what to do, while the Tito-possessed Carlos becomes increasingly unhinged due to his constant psychotic visions of chimpanzees tormenting him. At his new job as a steward, Tito has a breakdown, and only the arrival of Carmen and Pepe impedes him from possibly murdering an entire wedding with a knife. In order to solve the situation once for all, Pepe pretends to be an entertainer and performs a hypnotism act for the guests, which he uses to send both Tito and Carmen to the depths of Carlos's mind. Here she finds the mental representations of both men, each pleading for her to allow them to take over the body, with Carlos promising to make up for his failure as a husband and father. She faces a difficult decision, but despite seemingly accepting Tito over Carlos, she stabs Tito with the mental representation of the knife, sending his soul to the afterlife for good. After waking up, she leaves silently the restaurant, implying she has decided to abandon Carlos and seek a better life.
Cast
- Maribel Verdú as Carmen
- Antonio de la Torre as Carlos
- José Motaas Pepe
- Josep Maria Pou as Dr. Fumetti
- Quim Gutiérrez as Tito
Production
The film was produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures alongside Perséfone Films, Pegaso Pictures, Noodles Production and Films Distribution, in association with
Reception
Abracadabra has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Abracadabra". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Abracadabra". The Numbers. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #57. Pablo Berger's Abracadabra". Ion Cinema. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Abracadabra I Atresmedia Cine - Especial - Pablo Berger". AtresMediaCine (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Spain's finalist movies fighting for Oscar 2018". elblogdecineespanol. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "'Abracadabra': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (7 September 2017). "Spain Sends Carla Simon's feature debut 'Summer 1993' to Foreign-Language Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Tráiler de 'Abracadabra': Maribel Verdú y Antonio de la Torre, matrimonio costumbrista". Fotogramas. 23 June 2017.
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abracadabra
External links
- Abracadabra at IMDb