Dragonflies (film)
2022 Spanish film
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Dragonflies[1] (Spanish: Libélulas) is a 2022 Spanish drama film directed by Luc Knowles in his feature film debut which stars Milena Smit and Olivia Baglivi.
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- Milena Smit
- Olivia Baglivi
- Pol Hermoso
- Marina Esteve
- Javier Collado
- Berta Sánchez
- Gonzalo Herrero
- Aramis Baglivi
- Lei Lei Wu
- Rakel Brel
- Gala Ramón
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| Spanish | Libélulas |
| Directed by | Luc Knowles |
| Written by | Luc Knowles |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Iván Sánchez |
| Edited by | Rocío Pérez Lavilla |
Production company | Clapham Films |
| Distributed by | Begin Again Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Cast
Production
The film is a Clapham Films production.[7] It was shot in locations of the province of Segovia and the Madrid region.[3] Iván Sánchez worked as cinematographer.[8]
Release
Included in the 'Zonazine' slate of the 25th Málaga Film Festival, Dragonflies was presented at the Albéniz Theatre on 23 March 2022.[9][10] Distributed by Begin Again Films,[7] it was theatrically released in Spain on 16 September 2022.
Reception
Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars highlighting the chemistry between Smit and Baglivi as the best thing about the film.[11]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that Knowles' debut feature "smells too much like a photocopy of numerous [common] places in American indie cinema", otherwise incorporating themes of lumpen sorority and escapist desires, a forced criminal-police subplot and a flamenco-electro soundtrack that underpin a "new and artificial" product.[12]
Paula Arantzazu Ruiz of Cinemanía rated it 3 out 5 stars observing that "were it not for the interpretative tête-à-tête of its actresses, [Knowles'] proposal would not advance much further than the author's previous musical video for the song 'Wondering'".[13]
Josu Eguren of El Correo rated the film 1 out of 3 stars, considering that below "the laconic and nihilistic surface of the dialogues" held by the protagonists, the film is based on "such a fragile aesthetic pose" that it threatens to fall apart upon Knowles' attempt to introduce some drops of thriller in the mix.[14]
Luis Martínez of El Mundo rated Dragonflies 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "an incomplete, uneven and slightly pretentious film", yet also "perfectly alive", otherwise highlighting the helmer's ability "to create a strange and slightly impostured universe, as much his own as delicate".[15]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 25th Málaga Film Festival | Best Actress ('Zonazine' section) | Milena Smit & Olivia Baglivi | Won | [16] |
| Audience Award ('Zonazine' section) | Won | ||||