The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table

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The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table
Principal poster of the movie The Extraordinare Tale
Directed by
  • Laura Alvea
  • José F. Ortuño
Screenplay byJosé F. Ortuño
Starring
CinematographyFran Fernández-Pardo
Edited byCarlos Crespo Arnold
Music byHéctor Pérez
Production
company
Acheron Films
Distributed byAcheron Films
Release dates
  • 28 September 2013 (2013-09-28) (London)
  • 25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageEnglish

The Extraordinary Tale of the Times Table, or simply The Extraordinary Tale, is a 2013 English-language Spanish

Aïda Ballmann and Ken Appledorn
.

Plot

The plot takes the form of a dark fairytale. After sending hundreds of letters to strangers, lonely 'She' (with an

pregnant.[1][2]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by José F. Ortuño. The film was billed its helmers as "a macabre

fairytale about relationships".[4] It is an Acheron Films production, produced in association with Áralan Films, with participation of Canal Sur Televisión, and the collaboration of Puraenvidia Films.[3] It was shot in English in barely two weeks.[4] Fran Fernández-Pardo handled the cinematography whereas Carlos Crespo Arnold took over film editing.[3] The score was entrusted to Héctor Pérez.[4][1]

Release

Selected for the London Spanish Film Festival,[4] the film had its international premiere on 28 September 2013.[5] The film's US rights were picked by MouseTrap for a US theatrical premiere predating the Spanish one.[5] Eventually self-distributed by Acheron Films,[2] it was theatrically released in Spain on 25 July 2014.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter underscored how, whether if loved or hated, "there's little chance that this quirky tale's black whimsy will leave anyone indifferent".[1]

Javier Ocaña of El País wondered if the "controversial, wild" and otherwise "simply immoral" ending may perhaps explain the reluctance of distributors to release the film in theatres.[6]

Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that the "atypical" film (otherwise shining specially in art direction, costumes and photography); with a "strange script and even stranger dialogues" is not one of those films that you would recommend to everyone; "but it is one of those films that you would recommend" to people tired of always watching the same old stories told the same old way.[7]

J. Batlle of La Vanguardia deemed the film to be a "collector's item", otherwise observing that following a first half hour with a "candid" tone, the film "becomes a suffocating fable of pseudo-Polanskian atmosphere", "cruel to the point of paroxysm".[8]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2014 17th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Audience Award (Zonazine selection) Won [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Holland, Jonathan (11 December 2013). "The Extraordinary Tale: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. ^
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  3. ^
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  5. ^ a b Belinchón, Gregorio (3 June 2014). "'The extraordinary tale': la película española que se estrenará primero en Estados Unidos". Versión muy original – via El País.
  6. ^ Ocaña, Javier (25 July 2014). "El riesgo moral". El País.
  7. ^ Vidal, Nuria (21 July 2014). "The Extraordinary Tale". Fotogramas.
  8. ^ "'The extraordinary tale': Pieza de coleccionista". La Vanguardia. 1 August 2014.
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