Three Days With the Family

Three Days With the Family (Catalan: Tres dies amb la família) is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Mar Coll (in her directorial debut feature) which stars Nausicaa Bonnín alongside Eduard Fernández, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Francesc Orella, and Ramon Fontserè.

Three Days With the Family
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Catalan	Tres dies amb la família
Directed by	Mar Coll
Screenplay by	Mar Coll Valentina Viso
Starring	Nausicaa Bonnín Eduard Fernández Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu Francesc Orella Ramon Fontserè
Cinematography	Neus Ollé
Edited by	Elena Ruiz
Music by	Maikmaier
Production company	Escándalo Films
Release dates	23 April 2009 (2009-04-23) (Málaga) 26 June 2009 (2009-06-26) (Spain)
Languages	Catalan Spanish French

Plot

The plot tracks the three days in the life of a young woman based in Bourdeaux upon her return to Girona on occasion of her grandfather's funeral, thereby meeting with her relatives, members of the Catalan haute bourgeoisie.^[1]

Cast

• Nausicaa Bonnín as Léa^[2]
• Eduard Fernández as Josep Maria^[2]
• Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Jöelle^[2]
• Ramon Fontserè [es] as Pere^[2]
• Francesc Orella as Toni^[2]
• Amâlia Sancho as Virgínia^[2]
• Aida Oset as Mar^[2]
• Artur Busquets as Pau^[2]
• Isabel Rocatti [es] as Montse^[2]
• Maria Ribera as Laia^[2]
• Greta Fernández as Bet^[2]
• Cristina Gamiz as Aurora^[2]
• Abel Zamora as Pere Jr.^[2]
• David Verdaguer as Jordi^[2]
• Mercè Compte as Maria^[2]
• Dafnis Balduz [es] as Andreu^[2]

Production

The film was produced by Escándalo Films in association with TVE and TVC.^[3][4]

Release

The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in April 2009.^[5] It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 June 2009.

Critical reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be an "evocative portrait of a Catalan clan being unhappy in its own way".^[4]

Fernando Méndez-Leite of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, hailing "the director's rigor and fine cruelty" as the film's best.^[6]

Cliff Doerksen of Chicago Reader described the film as a "rote domestic drama about an emotionally stunted upper-bourgeois Catalan clan".^[7]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2010	2nd Gaudí Awards	Best Catalan-language Film		Won	[8][9]
		Best Director	Mar Coll	Won
		Best Screenplay	Mar Coll, Valentina Viso	Nominated
		Best Actress	Nausicaa Bonnín	Won
		Best Actor	Eduard Fernández	Nominated
	24th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Mar Coll	Won	[3]
		Best New Actress	Nausicaa Bonnín	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2009

References

1. Boquerini (24 April 2009). "Mar Coll triunfa en Málaga con 'Tres días con la familia'". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
2. "Estrena de "Tres dies amb la família"". TV3. 19 June 2009 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
3. "Tres dies amb la família". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
4. Holland, Jonathan (28 April 2009). "Three Days with The Family". Variety.
5. "El Festival de Málaga enfila su recta final con Lucía Puenzo y Mar Coll". Fotogramas. 24 April 2009.
6. Méndez-Leite, Fernando (17 April 2009). "Tres días con la familia". Fotogramas.
7. Doerksen, Cliff (25 November 2010). "Three Days With the Family". Chicago Reader.
8. "II Premis Gaudí al cine catalán, el 1 de febrero". Panorama Audiovisual. 18 January 2010.
9. "Mar Coll triomfa als Gaudí". El Punt Avui. 1 February 2010.