Marseille (2014 film)

Marseille (Spanish: Marsella) is a 2014 Spanish road movie film directed by Belén Macías [es] which stars María León and Goya Toledo.

Marseille
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Marsella
Directed by	Belén Macías
Screenplay by	Belén Macías Aitor Gabilondo Verónica Fernández
Produced by	Gerardo Herrero Marta Esteban
Starring	María León Goya Toledo Noa Fontanals Fourgnaud Eduard Fernández Àlex Monner Óscar Zafra
Cinematography	Aitor Mantxola
Edited by	Alejandro Lázaro
Music by	Juan Pablo Compaired
Production companies	Tornasol Films Messidor Films
Distributed by	Syldavia Cinema
Release date	18 July 2014 (2014-07-18)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Sara, the biological mother of Claire, has been kept apart from her daughter for a while. Upon Claire's custody returning to Sara, Claire's foster mother Virginia ends up joining Claire and Sara in a trip to Marseille to look for Claire's French biological father.^[1][2]

Cast

• María León as Sara^[3]
• Goya Toledo as Virginia^[3]
• Noa Fontanals [es] as Claire^[3]
• Eduard Fernández as Jesús^[3]
• Manuel Morón [es] as Armando^[3]
• Àlex Monner^[4]
• Óscar Zafra [es]^[4]

Production

The screenplay was penned by Belén Macías [es], Aitor Gabilondo and Verónica Fernández.^[5] The film is a Tornasol Films and Messidor Films production, with the participation of TVE and Canal+, and support from ICAA and ICEC and funding from ICO.^[6][7] Shooting locations included Madrid, Castilla–La Mancha, Catalonia and Marseille.^[6]

Release

Distributed by Syldavia Cinema,^[7] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 18 July 2014.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "well-played and morally intriguing but hobbled by a half-baked script, this road movie stalls long before the end".^[3]

Jordi Costa of El País lamented that the "two core characters, with great actresses, end up suffering from the weaknesses of the project".^[8]

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars praising the "immense" casting success of child actress Noa Fontanals, while noting that the writing makes some uncalled for tricks, with the story featuring tears such as an odd criminal subplot.^[4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2015	29th Goya Awards	Best Actress	María León	Nominated	[9]
		Best Supporting Actress	Goya Toledo	Nominated
	24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role	Goya Toledo	Nominated	[10][11]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2014

References

1. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (17 July 2014). "Los estrenos del 18 de julio. 'Marsella'. 'Road movie' para dos actrices de fuste". Aisge.
2. García Ochoa, Santiago (2018). "Viajes con sentido: notas para una historia del cine español on the road" (PDF). Revista Latente. 16. San Cristóbal de La Laguna: Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones: 157. doi:10.25145/j.latente.2018.16.007. ISSN 2386-8503.
3. Holland, Jonathan (23 July 2014). "'Marsella' ('Marseille'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. Torreiro, Mirito (29 May 2014). "Marsella. Para interesados en los films de chicas". Fotogramas.
5. "María Leon, Goya Toledo, Eduard Fernández y Noa Fontanals protagonizan 'Marsella'". Europa Press. 15 August 2013.
6. "Concluye el rodaje de 'Marsella', segundo largometraje de Belén Macías". Audiovisual451. 5 September 2013.
7. "'Marsella' – estreno en cines 18 de julio". Audiovisual451. 17 July 2014.
8. Costa, Jordi (18 July 2014). "Las dos madres". El País.
9. "Marsella". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
10. "Nominaciones a los Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 10 February 2015.
11. "'La isla mínima' también triunfa en los Premios Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 10 March 2015.